Venetian Red Color – #c80815: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Venetian red was an iron-oxide earth pigment, and Cennino Cennini told painters to mix it two to one with lime white for faces and hands. Wikipedia’s #c80815 is far more vivid than that earth, a strong blood red, so Venetian Red color on a screen and in a paint tube differ a lot.

Venetian Red Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #C80815

2. #08C8BB

Triadic colors

1. #C80815

2. #15C808

3. #0815C8

Tints or lighter colors

1. #F50E1D

2. #F73F4B

3. #F97079

4. #FBA1A7

5. #FDD2D5

Darker colors

1. #970610

2. #66040B

3. #350206

4. #040000

Analogous colors

1. #BB08C8

2. #C80875

3. #C80815

4. #C85B08

5. #C8BB08

Monochromatic colors

1. #840009

2. #B7000C

3. #E60312

4. #F62634

5. #F45C66