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#CD2017

#cd2017 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2017 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 12.55% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.39% magenta, 88.78% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 2.97°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #cd2017
  2. #17c4cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd2017
  2. #17cd7b
  3. #1769cd

Analogous

  1. #cd1769
  2. #cd2017
  3. #cd7b17

Triadic

  1. #cd2017
  2. #17cd20
  3. #2017cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2017
  2. #c4cd17
  3. #17c4cd
  4. #2017cd

Square

  1. #cd2017
  2. #69cd17
  3. #17c4cd
  4. #7b17cd

Monochromatic

  1. #430b08
  2. #88150f
  3. #cd2017
  4. #ea4e46
  5. #f2908b

Shades

#cd2017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2017
  2. #b91d15
  3. #a41a12
  4. #901610
  5. #7b130e
  6. #67100c
  7. #520d09
  8. #3e0a07
  9. #290605
  10. #150302
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2017
  2. #d2362e
  3. #d74d45
  4. #dc635d
  5. #e17974
  6. #e6908b
  7. #eba6a2
  8. #f0bcb9
  9. #f5d2d1
  10. #fae9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2017
  2. #c52a22
  3. #be332c
  4. #b63d37
  5. #ae4641
  6. #a7504c
  7. #9f5a56
  8. #976361
  9. #8f6d6b
  10. #887676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5554 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5112 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857606 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974214 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75f0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2017 {
  color: #cd2017;
}
Background
.bg-cd2017 {
  background-color: #cd2017;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2017 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 32 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2017, #cd7b17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 32 23 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.51 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.58 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.08 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.77 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.19 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.33 #32dfe8 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cd2017  rgb(205, 32, 23)  hsl(3, 80%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#17c4cd  rgb(23, 196, 205)  hsl(183, 80%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#17cd20  rgb(23, 205, 32)  hsl(123, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#2017cd  rgb(32, 23, 205)  hsl(243, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue