Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) Color

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Color Name

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)

Hex Color Code

#D40000

RGB Color Code

RGB(212, 0, 0)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 100.0%, 100.0%, 16.9%

Color Family (Hue)

Red

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#D40000 Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) Color - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color - its meaning and example

About Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) Color - Meaning and History

Racing Red, also called Rosso Corsa, is an international motor racing car color of teams from Italy. Other notable global auto racing colors used were blue (Bleu de France) by French and British racing green by British cars.

Since the 1920s, Italian luxury car makers like Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and many others have used Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) colored paint in their car models. Over time car makers have come up with many new colors, but these traditional colors, like racing red and its shades, are still being used.

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color names in other languages:

Spanish	Rojo de carreras
French	Rouge de course
Portuguese	Vermelho de corrida
German	rennen rot

What color is Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)?

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) is #D40000, and the RGB color code is RGB(212, 0, 0).

In the RGB color model, Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) has a red value of 212, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 16.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 41.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) has a hue of 0° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 83.1 % brightness/value.

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) is cool or warm?

The color Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)? (For interior and product design)

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) has an LRV of nearly 14. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)

LRV 14

Light Color

Compare LRV 14 of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) with dark and light color

Is Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #D40000

Hex triplet: #D40000
Red: D4
Green: 00
Blue: 00

RGBA / RGB rgb(212, 0, 0)

Red: 212 (83.1%)
Green: 0 (0.0%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 100.00%
Yellow: 100.00%
Key: 16.86%

HSL hsl(0deg, 100.0 %, 41.6 %)

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 41.57 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 83.14 %

RYB ryb(255, 43, 43)

Red: 255 (100.0%)
Yellow: 43 (16.9%)
Blue: 43 (16.9%)

HWB

Hue: 0°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 16.86 %

CMY

Cyan: 16.86%
Magenta: 100.00%
Yellow: 100.00%

XYZ

X: 27.15
Y: 14
Z: 1.27

YXY

Y1: 14
X: 0.64
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 44.23
A: 69.69
B: 58.48

CIE-Lch

L: 44.23
C: 90.97
H: 40

CIE-Luv

L: 44.23
U: 145.44
V: 31.37

Hunter-Lab

L: 37.41
A: 64.07
B: 24.18

Other

LRV: ~ 14 %
Munsell Color System: 7.5R 4.0/20

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)

These are the named colors closest to Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#D40000 Color Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#C80815 Color Venetian Red

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#D92121 Color Maximum Red

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

#C23B22 Color Dark Pastel Red

95.10% match | ΔE 4.90

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to Pantone PMS

#E10600 Color PANTONE 2347 C

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#DA291C Color PANTONE 485 C

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#D1350F Color PANTONE 3516 C

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#D6001C Color PANTONE 2035 C

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

British Standard 4800

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to British Standard 4800

#DC1E04 Color BS 04-E-51 - Salmon Red (Lobster)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#BB0000 Color BS 04-E-56 - Carnival Red

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

Pantone TCX

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to Pantone TCX

#D01C1F Color PANTONE 18-1664 TCX - Fiery Red

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#CA3422 Color PANTONE 18-1564 TCX - Poinciana

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#DA321C Color PANTONE 18-1561 TCX - Orange.com

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

#C34121 Color PANTONE 17-1449 TCX - Pureed Pumpkin

94.37% match | ΔE 5.63

RAL Classic

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to RAL Classic

#CC2C24 Color RAL 3028 - Pure Red

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

#BB1E10 Color RAL 3020 - Traffic Red

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

#BF3922 Color RAL 2002 - Vermilion

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

RAL Design

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to RAL Design

#AD2B10 Color RAL 040 40 67 - China Red

93.09% match | ΔE 6.91

#D1462C Color RAL 040 50 70 - Pompeii Red

93.00% match | ΔE 7.00

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#CC0000 Color Boston University Red (BU Red)

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#DB0011 Color HSBC Red

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

Paint similar to Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)

These are the real paint colors closest to Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to Valspar

#C23B22 Color Steelhead Redd (V007-3)

95.10% match | ΔE 4.90

#C33D25 Color Steelhead Redd (8001-14G)

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#D63D2B Color Scarlet Sun (1011-1)

93.67% match | ΔE 6.33

#C23730 Color Scarlet Tanager (M212)

92.90% match | ΔE 7.10

Benjamin Moore

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to Benjamin Moore

#CF312B Color Vermilion (2002-10)

94.22% match | ΔE 5.78

#D33B2B Color Redstone (2009-10)

94.04% match | ΔE 5.96

#BF3F2D Color Tomato Tango (CSP-1145)

93.55% match | ΔE 6.45

#CA2C2C Color Ruby Red (2001-10)

93.54% match | ΔE 6.46

Behr

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to Behr

#C93F38 Color 100 Mph (P170-7)

91.80% match | ΔE 8.20

#D04838 Color Top Tomato (P180-7)

91.61% match | ΔE 8.39

#BE3C37 Color Flirt Alert (P150-7)

91.28% match | ΔE 8.72

#B6453E Color Stiletto Love (P160-7)

89.61% match | ΔE 10.39

Sherwin Williams

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to Sherwin Williams

#C33A36 Color Stop (SW 6869)

91.73% match | ΔE 8.27

#C04D35 Color Cayenne (SW 6881)

91.68% match | ΔE 8.32

#B44B34 Color Hearty Orange (SW 6622)

91.19% match | ΔE 8.81

#BF2D32 Color Real Red (SW 6868)

91.10% match | ΔE 8.90

Dunn-Edwards

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to Dunn-Edwards

#CE4E35 Color Bonfire Flame (DEA 109)

91.41% match | ΔE 8.59

#D63D3B Color Red Power (DEA 108)

90.88% match | ΔE 9.12

#BC3033 Color Hot Jazz (DEA 107)

90.84% match | ΔE 9.16

#CB3D3C Color Heart Throb (DET 412)

90.74% match | ΔE 9.26

PPG Paints

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to PPG Paints

#BC5339 Color Orange Vermillion (PPG1194-7)

90.35% match | ΔE 9.65

#C9543A Color Cinnamon Stone (PPG1193-7)

90.27% match | ΔE 9.73

#B44940 Color Teaberry Blossom (PPG1189-7)

89.24% match | ΔE 10.76

#AA423A Color Rum Punch (PPG1190-7)

88.91% match | ΔE 11.09

Farrow & Ball

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) to Farrow & Ball

#AE5042 Color Harissa (9916)

88.47% match | ΔE 11.53

#BA4845 Color Romesco (CB4)

88.38% match | ΔE 11.62

#CF5E3E Color Charlotte's Locks (268)

87.81% match | ΔE 12.19

#C35A4A Color Copenhagen Roof (9816)

87.78% match | ΔE 12.22

Color Combinations

View more Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) - #D40000 color palettes and coordinating colors

3B0000

6E0000

A10000

D40000

FF0808

FF3B3B

FF6E6E

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

D400D4

D4006A

D40000

D46A00

D4D400

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

D40000

00D400

0000D4

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

D40000

6AD400

00D4D4

6A00D4

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

D40000

D81919

DC3333

E04C4C

E56666

E97F7F

ED9999

F2B2B2

F6CCCC

FAE5E5

FFFFFF

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) - #D40000 Tints

D40000

BE0000

A90000

940000

7F0000

6A0000

540000

3F0000

2A0000

150000

000000

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) - #D40000 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#D40000

Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)

#00D4D4

Dark Turquoise*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) - #D40000?

Color that best contrast with Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) - #D40000 is #00D4D4, color name is Dark Turquoise*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.