Pure Red (DC180D) — 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 #DC180D

RGB rgb(220, 24, 13)

HSL hsl(3°, 89%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:89% Y:94% K:14%

Luminance 0.1577

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.02:1

Aa — #DC180D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.18:1

Aa — #DC180D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC180D #0DD3DE

Analogous

#DE0D6B #DC180D #DE800D

Triadic

#DC180D #0DDE17 #170DDE

Split-comp.

#DC180D #0DDE80 #0D6BDE

Tetradic

#DC180D #6BDE0D #0DD3DE #800DDE

Monochromatic

#F8C2BF #ED6B64 #D22219 #A41B13 #600F0B

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