Pure Red (D5160E) — 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 #D5160E

RGB rgb(213, 22, 14)

HSL hsl(2°, 88%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:90% Y:93% K:16%

Luminance 0.1465

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.32:1

Aa — #D5160E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.95:1

Aa — #D5160E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5160E #0ED1D8

Analogous

#D80E6C #D5160E #D8790E

Triadic

#D5160E #0ED815 #150ED8

Split-comp.

#D5160E #0ED879 #0E6CD8

Tetradic

#D5160E #6CD80E #0ED1D8 #790ED8

Monochromatic

#F7BDBB #EB6560 #CC1F19 #9F1814 #5B0E0B

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