Rosso Corsa (#D40000)

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: 5.53:1 — vs black: 3.80:1

Color values

  • HEX #D40000
  • RGB rgb(212, 0, 0)
  • HSL hsl(0, 100%, 41%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 100, 100, 17 )
  • Websafe #CC0000

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #D40000 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Rosso Corsa
#D40000 Base
#00D4D4
Analogous

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

Rosso Corsa
#D40000 Base
#D4006A
#D46A00
Triadic

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

Rosso Corsa
#D40000 Base
#00D400
#0000D4
Split-Complementary

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

Rosso Corsa
#D40000 Base
#00D46A
#006AD4
Tetradic (Square)

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

Rosso Corsa
#D40000 Base
#6AD400
#00D4D4
#6A00D4
Monochromatic

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

Rosso Corsa
#D40000 Base
#3B0000
#870000
#AB0000
#FD0000
#FF2121
#FF6E6E
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A0000
#3F0000
#640000
#890000
#AF0000
Rosso Corsa #D40000 Base
#FF0B0B
#FF4242
#FF7979
#FFAFAF
#FFE6E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #D40000. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #D40000;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #D40000;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #D40000;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #D40000,
        #00D4D4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #D40000,
        #00D4D4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$rosso-corsa: #D40000;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$rosso-corsa-r: 212;
$rosso-corsa-g: 0;
$rosso-corsa-b: 0;

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

How Rosso Corsa appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #D40000 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #797900 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 #4C4C0A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D40000 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #696969 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 Rosso Corsa ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Rosso Corsa #D40000 Base
Boston University Red #CC0000 ΔE 1.66
Venetian Red #C80815 ΔE 3.98
Harvard Crimson #C90016 ΔE 4.33
KU Crimson #E8000D ΔE 4.42

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.