Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) Color
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% |

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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?
Racing Red (Rosso Corsa) is a warm color.
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
RGBA - RGB(212, 0, 0) |
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Red | 212 (83.1%) |
Green | 0 (0.0%) |
Blue | 0 (0.0%) |
Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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Hue | 0° |
Saturation | 100.00 %. |
Lightness | 41.57 %. |
HWB | H: 0° W: 0.00 % B: 16.86 % |
LRV | ~ 14 % |
Munsell Color System | 7.5R 4.0/20 |
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% |
CMYK |
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Cyan | 0.00% |
Magenta | 100.00% |
Yellow | 100.00% |
Key | 16.86% |
HSV/HSB |
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Hue | 0° |
Saturation | 100.00 %. |
Brightness / Value | 83.14 %. |
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 |
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Similar Colors and Paints
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.
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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.
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Color Combinations
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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.
Color Images and Mockup
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