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#CC201A

#cc201a ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc201a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 12.55% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.31% magenta, 87.25% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 2.02°, with 77.39% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1394

Complementary

  1. #cc201a
  2. #1ac6cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc201a
  2. #1acc79
  3. #1a6dcc

Analogous

  1. #cc1a6d
  2. #cc201a
  3. #cc791a

Triadic

  1. #cc201a
  2. #1acc20
  3. #201acc

Tetradic

  1. #cc201a
  2. #c6cc1a
  3. #1ac6cc
  4. #201acc

Square

  1. #cc201a
  2. #6dcc1a
  3. #1ac6cc
  4. #791acc

Monochromatic

  1. #440b09
  2. #881511
  3. #cc201a
  4. #e8504b
  5. #f1928e

Shades

#cc201a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc201a
  2. #b81d17
  3. #a31a15
  4. #8f1612
  5. #7a1310
  6. #66100d
  7. #520d0a
  8. #3d0a08
  9. #290605
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc201a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc201a
  2. #d13631
  3. #d64d48
  4. #db635f
  5. #e07976
  6. #e6908d
  7. #eba6a3
  8. #f0bcba
  9. #f5d2d1
  10. #fae9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc201a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc201a
  2. #c42a24
  3. #bd332e
  4. #b53d39
  5. #ae4643
  6. #a6504d
  7. #9e5a57
  8. #976361
  9. #8f6d6c
  10. #887676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5454 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5116 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84750b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964217 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65f12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc201a {
  color: #cc201a;
}
Background
.bg-cc201a {
  background-color: #cc201a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc201a {
  border: 2px solid #cc201a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc201a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 32 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc201a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc201a, #cc791a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc201a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 32 26 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.14 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.41 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.46 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.58 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.68 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.45 #33dfe5 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cc201a  rgb(204, 32, 26)  hsl(2, 77%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1ac6cc  rgb(26, 198, 204)  hsl(182, 77%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#1acc20  rgb(26, 204, 32)  hsl(122, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#201acc  rgb(32, 26, 204)  hsl(242, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue