Pure Red (F42A1F) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Pure 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

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

Values

HEX #F42A1F

RGB rgb(244, 42, 31)

HSL hsl(3°, 91%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:83% Y:87% K:4%

Luminance 0.2072

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.04:1

Aa — #F42A1F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.2:1

Aa — #F42A1F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F42A1F #1FEAF4

Analogous

#F41F7F #F42A1F #F4941F

Triadic

#F42A1F #1FF42A #2A1FF4

Split-comp.

#F42A1F #1FF494 #1F7FF4

Tetradic

#F42A1F #7FF41F #1FEAF4 #941FF4

Monochromatic

#410A07 #9D1710 #E9342B #EE6059 #F5A29E

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