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#CD251B

#cd251b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd251b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 14.51% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.95% magenta, 86.83% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 3.37°, with 76.72% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #cd251b
  2. #1bc3cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd251b
  2. #1bcd7e
  3. #1b6acd

Analogous

  1. #cd1b6a
  2. #cd251b
  3. #cd7e1b

Triadic

  1. #cd251b
  2. #1bcd25
  3. #251bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd251b
  2. #c3cd1b
  3. #1bc3cd
  4. #251bcd

Square

  1. #cd251b
  2. #6acd1b
  3. #1bc3cd
  4. #7e1bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #460d09
  2. #891912
  3. #cd251b
  4. #e8564d
  5. #f09691

Shades

#cd251b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd251b
  2. #b92118
  3. #a41e16
  4. #901a13
  5. #7b1610
  6. #67130e
  7. #520f0b
  8. #3e0b08
  9. #290705
  10. #150403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd251b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd251b
  2. #d23b32
  3. #d75149
  4. #dc665f
  5. #e17c76
  6. #e6928d
  7. #eba8a4
  8. #f0bebb
  9. #f5d3d1
  10. #fae9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd251b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd251b
  2. #c52e25
  3. #be372f
  4. #b64039
  5. #ae4943
  6. #a7534e
  7. #9f5c58
  8. #976562
  9. #8f6e6c
  10. #887776
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5655 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5316 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86770d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974518 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76014 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd251b {
  color: #cd251b;
}
Background
.bg-cd251b {
  background-color: #cd251b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd251b {
  border: 2px solid #cd251b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd251b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 37 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd251b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd251b, #cd7e1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd251b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 37 27 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.87 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.72 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.66 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.01 #32dae4 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cd251b  rgb(205, 37, 27)  hsl(3, 77%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1bc3cd  rgb(27, 195, 205)  hsl(183, 77%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#1bcd25  rgb(27, 205, 37)  hsl(123, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green
#251bcd  rgb(37, 27, 205)  hsl(243, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue