Venetian Red
A powerful high-chroma, saturated red
Venetian Red is a high-chroma, saturated shade that commands attention. Because of its intensity, it works best as a 10% accent color rather than a primary background. White text offers excellent 6.0:1 contrast against it, making it ideal for high-visibility call-to-action buttons. The hex code for this powerful red is #c80815.
Questions about Venetian Red
What is the hex code for Venetian Red?
Venetian Red is #c80815. In RGB that is rgb(200, 8, 21), in HSL hsl(356, 92%, 41%) and in CMYK 0%, 96%, 89%, 22%.
How should I use Venetian Red #c80815 in web design?
Venetian Red #c80815 is best used sparingly as a 10% accent color rather than a primary background because of its intense saturation. It creates high-visibility call-to-action buttons that pass contrast standards when paired with white text.
Is Venetian Red readable on white or black?
Venetian Red has a 5.99:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.50:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.