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#CD0F18

#cd0f18 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd0f18 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 5.88% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.68% magenta, 88.29% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 357.16°, with 86.36% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.23.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #cd0f18
  2. #0fcdc4

Split complementary

  1. #cd0f18
  2. #0fcd65
  3. #0f77cd

Analogous

  1. #cd0f77
  2. #cd0f18
  3. #cd650f

Triadic

  1. #cd0f18
  2. #18cd0f
  3. #0f18cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0f18
  2. #cdc40f
  3. #0fcdc4
  4. #0f18cd

Square

  1. #cd0f18
  2. #77cd0f
  3. #0fcdc4
  4. #650fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0507
  2. #860a10
  3. #cd0f18
  4. #f03841
  5. #f67f85

Shades

#cd0f18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0f18
  2. #b90e16
  3. #a40c13
  4. #900b11
  5. #7b090e
  6. #67080c
  7. #52060a
  8. #3e0507
  9. #290305
  10. #150202
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0f18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0f18
  2. #d2272f
  3. #d73f46
  4. #dc575d
  5. #e16f74
  6. #e6878c
  7. #eb9fa3
  8. #f0b7ba
  9. #f5cfd1
  10. #fae7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0f18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0f18
  2. #c51a22
  3. #be262d
  4. #b63137
  5. #ae3c42
  6. #a7484c
  7. #9f5356
  8. #975e61
  9. #8f696b
  10. #887576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5152 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837406 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953d16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65c0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0f18 {
  color: #cd0f18;
}
Background
.bg-cd0f18 {
  background-color: #cd0f18;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0f18 {
  border: 2px solid #cd0f18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0f18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 15 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0f18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0f18, #cd650f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0f18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 15 24 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.23 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.68 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.14 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.59 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.59 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.87 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.98 #32f0e7 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cd0f18  rgb(205, 15, 24)  hsl(357, 86%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#0fcdc4  rgb(15, 205, 196)  hsl(177, 86%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#18cd0f  rgb(24, 205, 15)  hsl(117, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0f18cd  rgb(15, 24, 205)  hsl(237, 86%, 43%)  Medium Blue