Nearest-color comparison
Traffic Red #CC0605 vs Venetian Red #C80815: RGB distance 16.6 and contrast 1.03:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Traffic Red and Venetian Red are very close, with an RGB distance of 16.6. Traffic Red is lighter by 0.0047, and Traffic Red is more saturated by 3 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Traffic Red and Venetian Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
red color
Traffic Red is #CC0605, a warm red with hue 0°, saturation 95% and luminance 0.1298. Beside Venetian Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.84:1.
red color
Venetian Red is #C80815, a warm red with hue 356°, saturation 92% and luminance 0.1251. Beside Traffic Red, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 6:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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