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)
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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Large text - 18pt
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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
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(0deg, 100.0 %, 41.6 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 0°
W: 0.00 %
B: 16.86 %
XYZ
X : 27.15
Y : 14
Z : 1.27
YXY
Y1 : 14
X : 0.64
Y2 : 0.33
CMY
C : 16.86%
M : 100.00%
Y : 100.00%
LRV
Munsell Color System
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
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)
Here are the colors similar to Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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British Standard 4800
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Classic
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RAL Design
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Paint similar to Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
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Benjamin Moore
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Behr
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Sherwin Williams
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Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Color Combinations
View more Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) - #D40000 color palettes and coordinating colors
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.
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.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
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.
What color compliments Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) - #D40000?
Complementary or Opposite color for Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) - #D40000 is #00D4D4,
color name is Dark Turquoise*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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