Color swatch image showing Venetian Red (#C80815) with RGB(200,8,21) values

Venetian Red (#C80815) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Venetian Red (#C80815) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Venetian Red (#C80815) Color Information

Venetian Red (#C80815) RGB value is (200, 8, 21). The hex color red value is 200, green is 8, and blue is 21. Its HSL format shows a hue of 356°, saturation of 92 percent, and lightness of 41 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 96 percent, 89 percent, 22 percent.

Venetian Red
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Venetian Red (#C80815) Color Meaning

Venetian Red (#C80815) represents strength, passion, and enduring presence. This vivid, deep red signals courage, intensity, and decisive energy. Psychologically, Venetian Red (#C80815) stimulates ambition, assertiveness, and focus, encouraging action and leadership. In cultural terms, Venetian Red (#C80815) carries historical weight in art, textiles, and architecture. Western traditions view it as a symbol of vitality and prestige, while Eastern cultures associate deep red with protection, prosperity, and auspicious events. Fengshui uses this tone to energize areas that require vitality or transformation. Spiritually, Venetian Red (#C80815) is linked with the Root chakra, grounding energy, physical strength, and resilience. As a dark red shade, it combines depth and vividness. Artists and designers often employ Venetian Red for dramatic accents, statement pieces, and spaces where attention and focus are essential.

Color Conversion

Convert Venetian Red (#C80815) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#C80815
RGB
rgb(200, 8, 21)
HSL
hsl(356°, 92%, 41%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 96%, 89%, 22%)
HSV
hsv(356°, 96%, 78%)
XYZ
24.0416 12.5072 1.8565
Yxy
12.5072 0.6260 0.3257
Hunter Lab
35.3655 3.9961 1.2261
CIE-Lab
42.0111 66.1642 48.5431

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red200 / 255 (78%)
78%
Green8 / 255 (3%)
Blue21 / 255 (8%)

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta96 / 100 (96%)
96%
Yellow89 / 100 (89%)
89%
Key (Black)22 / 100 (22%)
22%

Color Variations

Venetian Red (#C80815) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Venetian Red (#C80815) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Venetian Red (#C80815) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#C80815

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

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WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.00:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.00:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #C80815 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Venetian Red (#C80815)

protanopia

#757312

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #C80815;

Text Color

color: #C80815;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #C80815;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C8081540;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #C80815;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #C80815 0%, #79050d 100%);

Venetian Red (#C80815) Color FAQs

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