🧠 Psychology
Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.
✨ Uses
CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.
Tip
Pure Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX
#C90D0D
RGB
rgb(201, 13, 13)
HSL
hsl(0°, 88%, 42%)
CMYK
C:0% M:94% Y:94% K:21%
Luminance
0.1271
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #C90D0D
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #C90D0D
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#C90D0D
#0DC9C9
Analogous
#C90D6B
#C90D0D
#C96B0D
Triadic
#C90D0D
#0DC90D
#0D0DC9
Split-comp.
#C90D0D
#0DC96B
#0D6BC9
Tetradic
#C90D0D
#6BC90D
#0DC9C9
#6B0DC9
Monochromatic
#F5ADAD
#EA5353
#BF1818
#911212
#4D0A0A
Suggested palettes for this hue.