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#CF040E

#cf040e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf040e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.57% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.07% magenta, 93.24% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 357.04°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.1338

Complementary

  1. #cf040e
  2. #04cfc5

Split complementary

  1. #cf040e
  2. #04cf5f
  3. #0474cf

Analogous

  1. #cf0474
  2. #cf040e
  3. #cf5f04

Triadic

  1. #cf040e
  2. #0ecf04
  3. #040ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf040e
  2. #cfc504
  3. #04cfc5
  4. #040ecf

Square

  1. #cf040e
  2. #74cf04
  3. #04cfc5
  4. #5f04cf

Monochromatic

  1. #390104
  2. #840309
  3. #cf040e
  4. #fb252f
  5. #fc7077

Shades

#cf040e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf040e
  2. #ba040d
  3. #a6030b
  4. #91030a
  5. #7c0208
  6. #680207
  7. #530206
  8. #3e0104
  9. #290103
  10. #150001
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf040e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf040e
  2. #d41d26
  3. #d9363e
  4. #dd4f56
  5. #e2686e
  6. #e78287
  7. #ec9b9f
  8. #f1b4b7
  9. #f5cdcf
  10. #fae6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf040e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf040e
  2. #c71019
  3. #bf1d25
  4. #b72930
  5. #af363c
  6. #a84247
  7. #a04e52
  8. #985b5e
  9. #906769
  10. #887475
  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 #9b5051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574c07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847400 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e50010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963b0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf040e {
  color: #cf040e;
}
Background
.bg-cf040e {
  background-color: #cf040e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf040e {
  border: 2px solid #cf040e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf040e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 4 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf040e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf040e, #cf5f04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf040e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 4 14 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.92 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.12 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.15 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.59 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.16 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.69 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.04 #30fbf1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cf040e  rgb(207, 4, 14)  hsl(357, 96%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#04cfc5  rgb(4, 207, 197)  hsl(177, 96%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise
#0ecf04  rgb(14, 207, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#040ecf  rgb(4, 14, 207)  hsl(237, 96%, 41%)  Medium Blue