Pure Red (F6251E) — 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 #F6251E

RGB rgb(246, 37, 30)

HSL hsl(2°, 92%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:85% Y:88% K:4%

Luminance 0.2073

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.04:1

Aa — #F6251E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.2:1

Aa — #F6251E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F6251E #1EEEF6

Analogous

#F61E83 #F6251E #F6911E

Triadic

#F6251E #1EF625 #251EF6

Split-comp.

#F6251E #1EF691 #1E83F6

Tetradic

#F6251E #83F61E #1EEEF6 #911EF6

Monochromatic

#410806 #9E1410 #EA302A #EE5D58 #F5A09E

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