Venetian Red Color

#72010f

Venetian Red is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #8dfef0
Complementary Color #007264
Color Shade: cool red (352.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 22.55% (better contrasting with white)
Venetian Red Color Sample
Venetian Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #72010f

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Venetian Red Color. The Bloedworst color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blood Red (#980002) for more energetic effect. Try Shades of Ruby as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#007264 is the best complementary color to Venetian Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #72010f complementary color is Tropical Rain Forest, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Venetian Red are #720047 and #722b00. Thus found on the left and right of #72010f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pompadour and Nutmeg Wood Finish colors as they work well with Venetian Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Venetian Red palette consists of #004772 and #00722b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#007264). Try Regal Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #72010f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #72010f offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Venetian Red. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Venetian Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tropical Rain Forest, Verdun Green, and Christalle split by 90° on the color wheel. #72010f square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Venetian Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#007264) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pigment Indigo – 120° from the complementary Tropical Rain Forest. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0e7200 and #640072.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #72010f is made of 88% red, 1% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Venetian Red has a hue angle of 352.57°, a saturation of 98.26% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #72010f is made of 0% cyan, 44.32% magenta, 38.83% yellow and 55.29% black ink.

HEX #72010f
RGB Decimal rgb(114,1,15)
RGB Percentage 88%, 1%, 12%
CMYK 0, 44.32, 38.83, 55.29
HSL hsl(352.57,98.26%,22.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.57,99.12%,44.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.4212,44.3385,27.4658)
XYZ xyz(7.0365,3.6336,0.7824)
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