Nearest-color comparison

Venetian Red vs Cherry Red

Venetian Red and Cherry Red are different red colors with HEX values #C80815 and #D2042D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 26.3, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Venetian Red and Cherry Red are visually related colors. Cherry Red is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.08:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Venetian Red#C80815

Cherry Red#D2042D

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Venetian Red and Cherry Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance26.3

Pair contrast1.08:1

Luminance delta0.0147

Hue delta8 deg

Lighter colorCherry Red

More saturatedCherry Red

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Venetian Red

Venetian Red is #C80815, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Cherry Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C80815 RGB200, 8, 21 HSL356, 92, 41 CMYK0, 96, 89, 22 Luminance0.1251 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Cherry Red

Cherry Red is #D2042D, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Venetian Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D2042D RGB210, 4, 45 HSL348, 96, 42 CMYK0, 98, 79, 18 Luminance0.1398 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Venetian Red or Cherry Red

Choose Venetian RedVenetian Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C80815.

Choose Cherry RedCherry Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2042D.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyVenetian RedCherry Red

HEX#C80815#D2042D

RGB200, 8, 21210, 4, 45

HSL356, 92, 41348, 96, 42

CMYK0, 96, 89, 220, 98, 79, 18

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.12510.1398

Black contrast3.5:13.8:1

White contrast6:15.53:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Venetian Redwhite text - 6:1

Cherry Redwhite text - 5.53:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Venetian Red#C80815

Cherry Red#D2042D

#F73643#F73643

#FB375E#FB375E

#08C9BC#08C9BC

#04D2A9#04D2A9

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "venetian-red",
    "name": "Venetian Red",
    "hex": "#C80815",
    "rgb": [
      200,
      8,
      21
    ],
    "hsl": [
      356,
      92,
      41
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      96,
      89,
      22
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1251,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.5,
      "white": 6
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6
    },
    "description": "Venetian Red is #C80815, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Cherry Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/venetian-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/venetian-red.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "cherry-red",
    "name": "Cherry Red",
    "hex": "#D2042D",
    "rgb": [
      210,
      4,
      45
    ],
    "hsl": [
      348,
      96,
      42
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      98,
      79,
      18
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1398,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.8,
      "white": 5.53
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.53
    },
    "description": "Cherry Red is #D2042D, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Venetian Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cherry-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cherry-red.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 26.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.08,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 8,
    "saturation": 4,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0147,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Cherry Red",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cherry Red"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.08,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Venetian Red",
      "background": "#C80815",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6
    },
    {
      "color": "Cherry Red",
      "background": "#D2042D",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.53
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Venetian Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C80815.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Cherry Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2042D.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/venetian-red-vs-cherry-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/venetian-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cherry-red.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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