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#CF050E

#cf050e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf050e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.96% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.58% magenta, 93.24% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 357.33°, with 95.28% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #cf050e
  2. #05cfc6

Split complementary

  1. #cf050e
  2. #05cf61
  3. #0573cf

Analogous

  1. #cf0573
  2. #cf050e
  3. #cf6105

Triadic

  1. #cf050e
  2. #0ecf05
  3. #050ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf050e
  2. #cfc605
  3. #05cfc6
  4. #050ecf

Square

  1. #cf050e
  2. #73cf05
  3. #05cfc6
  4. #6105cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0104
  2. #840309
  3. #cf050e
  4. #fa2730
  5. #fc7178

Shades

#cf050e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf050e
  2. #ba050d
  3. #a6040b
  4. #91040a
  5. #7c0308
  6. #680307
  7. #530206
  8. #3e0204
  9. #290103
  10. #150101
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf050e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf050e
  2. #d41e26
  3. #d9373e
  4. #dd5056
  5. #e2696e
  6. #e78287
  7. #ec9b9f
  8. #f1b4b7
  9. #f5cdcf
  10. #fae6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf050e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf050e
  2. #c71119
  3. #bf1e25
  4. #b72a30
  5. #af363c
  6. #a84347
  7. #a04f52
  8. #985b5e
  9. #906769
  10. #887475
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 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-cf050e {
  color: #cf050e;
}
Background
.bg-cf050e {
  background-color: #cf050e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf050e {
  border: 2px solid #cf050e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf050e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 5 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf050e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf050e, #cf6105);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf050e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 5 14 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.95 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.09 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.17 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.61 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.16 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.71 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.02 #30faf1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cf050e  rgb(207, 5, 14)  hsl(357, 95%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#05cfc6  rgb(5, 207, 198)  hsl(177, 95%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#0ecf05  rgb(14, 207, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 42%)  Lime Green
#050ecf  rgb(5, 14, 207)  hsl(237, 95%, 42%)  Medium Blue