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#CC201B

#cc201b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc201b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.31% magenta, 86.76% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 1.69°, with 76.62% saturation and 45.29% 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 2.1.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #cc201b
  2. #1bc7cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc201b
  2. #1bcc78
  3. #1b6fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc1b6f
  2. #cc201b
  3. #cc781b

Triadic

  1. #cc201b
  2. #1bcc20
  3. #201bcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc201b
  2. #c7cc1b
  3. #1bc7cc
  4. #201bcc

Square

  1. #cc201b
  2. #6fcc1b
  3. #1bc7cc
  4. #781bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #450b09
  2. #881512
  3. #cc201b
  4. #e7514c
  5. #f09290

Shades

#cc201b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc201b
  2. #b81d18
  3. #a31a16
  4. #8f1613
  5. #7a1310
  6. #66100e
  7. #520d0b
  8. #3d0a08
  9. #290605
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc201b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc201b
  2. #d13632
  3. #d64d49
  4. #db635f
  5. #e07976
  6. #e6908d
  7. #eba6a4
  8. #f0bcbb
  9. #f5d2d1
  10. #fae9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc201b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc201b
  2. #c42a25
  3. #bd332f
  4. #b53d39
  5. #ae4643
  6. #a6504e
  7. #9e5a58
  8. #976362
  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 #5b5117 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84750d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964219 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65f14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90020 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc201b {
  color: #cc201b;
}
Background
.bg-cc201b {
  background-color: #cc201b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc201b {
  border: 2px solid #cc201b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc201b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 32 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc201b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc201b, #cc781b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc201b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 32 27 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.10 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.22 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.25 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.34 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.50 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.44 #33dfe4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cc201b  rgb(204, 32, 27)  hsl(2, 77%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1bc7cc  rgb(27, 199, 204)  hsl(182, 77%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#1bcc20  rgb(27, 204, 32)  hsl(122, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#201bcc  rgb(32, 27, 204)  hsl(242, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue