Venetian Red (#C80815)

The hex code for Venetian Red is #C80815. It is rgb(200, 8, 21) in RGB, hsl(356, 92%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 89%, 22%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#C80815

RGBrgb(200, 8, 21)

HSLhsl(356, 92%, 41%)

HSVhsv(356, 96%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 89%, 22%)

OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.211 27.4)

LABlab(42.87% 66.71 50.56)

LCHlch(42.87% 83.71 37.16)

Colors Closest to Venetian Red

Venetian Red is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Lava#CF1020ΔE 3.93 Maximum Red#D92121ΔE 5.05 Traffic Red#C1121CΔE 5.84 International Orange (Engineering)#BA160CΔE 6.07 Philippine Red#CE1127ΔE 7.52 Medium Red#B10304ΔE 7.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#C80815 Channel Values

How Venetian Red breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 200 · G 8 · B 21	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 356° · S 92% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 356° · S 96% · V 78%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 96% · Y 89% · K 22%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Venetian Red background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Venetian Red

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Venetian Red; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Venetian Red

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Venetian Red Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C80815

Protanopia#59590F

Protanomaly#934612

Deuteranopia#797900

Deuteranomaly#9F6000

Tritanopia#C80A0A

Tritanomaly#C8090F

Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #C80815 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--venetian-red: #C80815;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C80815;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'venetian-red': '#C80815' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.031, blue: 0.082)

Android XML<color name="venetian_red">#C80815</color>

SVG fillfill="#C80815"

More Red Colors

Venetian Red sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c83f49 c73333 c95a49 c72c48 cb4154 c7001e cb6d51 c69f9f cc0000 c53151 cc0022 c4aead da7171 e7000b f5cec2 fdd3ce ff3c1a ff91a4 ffd6e0 3d0c02 645452 800020 9b1c31 b22222

#C80815 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Venetian Red?

The hex code for Venetian Red is #C80815. That is rgb(200, 8, 21) in RGB, hsl(356, 92%, 41%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 89%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #C80815?

#C80815 is rgb(200, 8, 21) — red 200, green 8, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C80815?

#C80815 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 89%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C80815 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C80815 scores 6:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C80815 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C80815 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 15.53, which is visibly different.

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