HEX atlas value

#C80815

#C80815 is a warm red HEX color close to Venetian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 8, 21, HSL 356, 92%, 41%, has luminance 0.1251, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#C80815 Sample readable text

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

--color-c80815: #C80815;
.background-c80815 { background-color: #C80815; }
.text-c80815 { color: #C80815; }

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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C80815","rgb":[200,8,21],"hsl":[356,92,41],"cmyk":[0,96,89,22],"luminance":0.1251,"contrast":{"black":3.5,"white":6}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#71050C","hex":"#71050C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.73,"contrastWhite":12.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#08C9BC","hex":"#08C9BC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.09,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.87,"contrastWhite":7.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Tool Red","hex":"#B11226","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.98,"contrastWhite":7.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#B21F29","hex":"#B21F29","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.12,"contrastWhite":6.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Venetian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c80815.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/venetian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cherry-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#08C9BC","analogous":["#C90875","#C95C08"],"triadic":["#15C908","#0815C9"],"tetradic":["#75C908","#08C9BC","#5C08C9"],"splitComplementary":["#08C95C","#0875C9"],"monochromatic":["#F73643","#C80815","#71050C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F73643","dark":"#71050C","saturated":"#D1000E","desaturated":"#B21F29","pastel":"#EB666E","neon":"#FA0011"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"venetian-red","name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","distance":0},{"slug":"traffic-red","name":"Traffic Red","hex":"#CC0605","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"cherry-red","name":"Cherry Red","hex":"#D2042D","distance":26.30589287593181},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"tool-red","name":"Tool Red","hex":"#B11226","distance":30.298514815086232}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C80815

#C80815 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #C80815 is visually closest to Venetian Red, a named red color with HEX #C80815.

The RGB channels are 200, 8, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 356deg with 92% saturation and 41% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1251, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.5:1AA Fail

White text6:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C80815 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.5:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#71050C#FFFFFF text · best 12.14:1#71050C

#08C9BC#000000 text · best 10.09:1#08C9BC

Anodized Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.33:1#B00020

Tool Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.04:1#B11226

#B21F29#FFFFFF text · best 6.73:1#B21F29

Generated Palette

Venetian Red#C80815

#08C9BC#08C9BC

#C90875#C90875

#C95C08#C95C08

#F73643#F73643

#71050C#71050C

Color Harmonies

#08C9BC#08C9BC

#C90875#C90875

#C95C08#C95C08

#15C908#15C908

#0815C9#0815C9

Variants

#F73643#F73643

#71050C#71050C

#D1000E#D1000E

#B21F29#B21F29

#EB666E#EB666E

#FA0011#FA0011

Nearest Named Colors

Venetian Red#C80815

Traffic Red#CC0605

Cherry Red#D2042D

Anodized Red#B00020

Tool Red#B11226

#C80815

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C80815

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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