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Named color

Venetian Red

Venetian Red is a vibrant red color with HEX #C80815. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 200, 8, 21, HSL 356, 92%, 41%, warm temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#C80815 red warm vibrant
HEX #C80815
RGB rgb(200, 8, 21)
HSL hsl(356 92% 41%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 96, 89, 22)
Luminance 0.1251
Contrast Black 3.5:1White 6:1

CSS Utilities

--color-venetian-red: #C80815;
.bg-venetian-red { background-color: #C80815; }
.text-venetian-red { color: #C80815; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1251
Black text3.5:1AA Fail
White text6:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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}
WCAG
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#0815C9"
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}
Variants
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  "desaturated": "#B21F29",
  "pastel": "#EB666E",
  "neon": "#FA0011"
}
Pairings
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    "#F73643",
    "#B21F29"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Venetian Red Color

Venetian Red sits in the red family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Venetian Red is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Venetian Red is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Venetian Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #C80815.Venetian Red CSS utilitiesUse Venetian Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#C80815 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Venetian Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Venetian Red.Venetian Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Venetian Red against black and white text.

Black text3.5:1AA Fail
White text6:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Traffic Red#CC0605
Cherry Red#D2042D
Anodized Red#B00020
Tool Red#B11226
Cadmium Red#E30022

Color Harmonies

#08C9BC#08C9BC
#C90875#C90875
#C95C08#C95C08
#15C908#15C908
#0815C9#0815C9
Open full Venetian Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#F73643#F73643
#71050C#71050C
#D1000E#D1000E
#B21F29#B21F29
#EB666E#EB666E
#FA0011#FA0011

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#08C9BC#08C9BC
#C90875#C90875
#C95C08#C95C08
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5