Pure Red (F6301E) — 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 #F6301E

RGB rgb(246, 48, 30)

HSL hsl(5°, 92%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:88% K:4%

Luminance 0.2152

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.92:1

Aa — #F6301E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.36:1

Aa — #F6301E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F6301E #1EE4F6

Analogous

#F61E78 #F6301E #F69C1E

Triadic

#F6301E #1EF630 #301EF6

Split-comp.

#F6301E #1EF69C #1E78F6

Tetradic

#F6301E #78F61E #1EE4F6 #9C1EF6

Monochromatic

#410B06 #9E1B10 #EA3A2A #EE6458 #F5A59E

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