Imperial Red (EA6666) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #EA6666

RGB rgb(234, 102, 102)

HSL hsl(0°, 76%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:56% Y:56% K:8%

Luminance 0.2809

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.19:1

Aa — #EA6666

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.59:1

Aa — #EA6666

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EA6666 #66EAEA

Analogous

#EA66A8 #EA6666 #EAA866

Triadic

#EA6666 #66EA66 #6666EA

Split-comp.

#EA6666 #66EAA8 #66A8EA

Tetradic

#EA6666 #A8EA66 #66EAEA #A866EA

Monochromatic

#6E1717 #C32828 #E26F6F #EA9999 #F7D9D9

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