Imperial Red (E52E3A) — 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 #E52E3A

RGB rgb(229, 46, 58)

HSL hsl(356°, 78%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:75% K:10%

Luminance 0.1871

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.39:1

Aa — #E52E3A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.78:1

Aa — #E52E3A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E52E3A #2EE5D9

Analogous

#E52E96 #E52E3A #E57E2E

Triadic

#E52E3A #3AE52E #2E3AE5

Split-comp.

#E52E3A #2EE57E #2E96E5

Tetradic

#E52E3A #96E52E #2EE5D9 #7E2EE5

Monochromatic

#3C0B0F #921C24 #D93A45 #E2656D #EEA5AA

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