Pure Red (F8311B) — 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 #F8311B

RGB rgb(248, 49, 27)

HSL hsl(6°, 94%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:89% K:3%

Luminance 0.2195

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.86:1

Aa — #F8311B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.45:1

Aa — #F8311B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F8311B #1BE2F8

Analogous

#F81B74 #F8311B #F8A01B

Triadic

#F8311B #1BF831 #311BF8

Split-comp.

#F8311B #1BF8A0 #1B74F8

Tetradic

#F8311B #74F81B #1BE2F8 #A01BF8

Monochromatic

#420C06 #A01C0E #EC3B27 #F06656 #F6A59C

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