Pure Red (C5020A) — 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 #C5020A

RGB rgb(197, 2, 10)

HSL hsl(358°, 98%, 39%)

CMYK C:0% M:99% Y:95% K:23%

Luminance 0.1206

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.2:1

Aa — #C5020A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.39:1

Aa — #C5020A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5020A #02C5BE

Analogous

#C5026A #C5020A #C55D02

Triadic

#C5020A #08C502 #0208C5

Split-comp.

#C5020A #02C55D #026AC5

Tetradic

#C5020A #6AC502 #02C5BE #5D02C5

Monochromatic

#F99A9D #F23A41 #BB0C12 #8B090D #430406

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