Venetian Red (#C80815)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.00:1 — vs black: 3.50:1

Color values

  • HEX #C80815
  • RGB rgb(200, 8, 21)
  • HSL hsl(355, 92%, 40%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 96, 90, 22 )
  • Websafe #CC0000

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C80815 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Venetian Red
#C80815 Base
#08C8BB
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Venetian Red
#C80815 Base
#C80875
#C85B08
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Venetian Red
#C80815 Base
#15C808
#0815C8
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Venetian Red
#C80815 Base
#08C85B
#0875C8
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Venetian Red
#C80815 Base
#75C808
#08C8BB
#5B08C8
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Venetian Red
#C80815 Base
#350206
#7E050D
#A10611
#EF0A19
#F62634
#F97079
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Venetian Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#190103
#3C0206
#5F040A
#82050E
#A50711
Venetian Red #C80815 Base
#F61221
#F84753
#FA7C85
#FCB1B6
#FEE6E8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C80815. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C80815;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C80815;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C80815;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C80815,
        #08C8BB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C80815,
        #08C8BB
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$venetian-red: #C80815;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$venetian-red-r: 200;
$venetian-red-g: 8;
$venetian-red-b: 21;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $venetian-red;
    color: rgba($venetian-red-r, $venetian-red-g, $venetian-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Venetian Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C80815 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #727200 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #48481A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C80A0A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #636363 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Venetian Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Venetian Red #C80815 Base
Harvard Crimson #C90016 ΔE 0.50
Lava #CF1020 ΔE 2.42
Boston University Red #CC0000 ΔE 3.19

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.