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#CD0A0F

#cd0a0f ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0a0f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.92% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.12% magenta, 92.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 358.46°, with 90.7% saturation and 42.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1323

Complementary

  1. #cd0a0f
  2. #0acdc8

Split complementary

  1. #cd0a0f
  2. #0acd67
  3. #0a71cd

Analogous

  1. #cd0a71
  2. #cd0a0f
  3. #cd670a

Triadic

  1. #cd0a0f
  2. #0fcd0a
  3. #0a0fcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0a0f
  2. #cdc80a
  3. #0acdc8
  4. #0a0fcd

Square

  1. #cd0a0f
  2. #71cd0a
  3. #0acdc8
  4. #670acd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0304
  2. #84060a
  3. #cd0a0f
  4. #f52f34
  5. #f8787b

Shades

#cd0a0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0a0f
  2. #b9090e
  3. #a4080c
  4. #90070b
  5. #7b0609
  6. #670508
  7. #520406
  8. #3e0305
  9. #290203
  10. #150102
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0a0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0a0f
  2. #d22327
  3. #d73b3f
  4. #dc5457
  5. #e16c6f
  6. #e68587
  7. #eb9d9f
  8. #f0b6b7
  9. #f5cecf
  10. #fae7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0a0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0a0f
  2. #c5161a
  3. #be2226
  4. #b62d31
  5. #ae393c
  6. #a74548
  7. #9f5153
  8. #975d5e
  9. #8f6869
  10. #887475
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574c08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837400 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953c0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65b01 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0a0f {
  color: #cd0a0f;
}
Background
.bg-cd0a0f {
  background-color: #cd0a0f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0a0f {
  border: 2px solid #cd0a0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0a0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 10 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0a0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0a0f, #cd670a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0a0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 10 15 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.70 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.30 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.14 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.57 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.37 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.39 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.04 #32f5f0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cd0a0f  rgb(205, 10, 15)  hsl(358, 91%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#0acdc8  rgb(10, 205, 200)  hsl(178, 91%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#0fcd0a  rgb(15, 205, 10)  hsl(118, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0a0fcd  rgb(10, 15, 205)  hsl(238, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue