Imperial Red (DE3543) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Imperial Red"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Imperial Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #DE3543

RGB rgb(222, 53, 67)

HSL hsl(355°, 72%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:76% Y:70% K:13%

Luminance 0.1831

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.47:1

Aa — #DE3543

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.7:1

Aa — #DE3543

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DE3543 #35DED0

Analogous

#DE3598 #DE3543 #DE7C35

Triadic

#DE3543 #43DE35 #3543DE

Split-comp.

#DE3543 #35DE7C #3598DE

Tetradic

#DE3543 #98DE35 #35DED0 #7C35DE

Monochromatic

#3A0E11 #8C212A #D2414D #DC6A74 #EBA8AE

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