Imperial Red (DD6174) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Imperial 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

Imperial Red pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #DD6174

RGB rgb(221, 97, 116)

HSL hsl(351°, 65%, 62%)

CMYK C:0% M:56% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.2532

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.48:1

Aa — #DD6174

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.04:1

Aa — #DD6174

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD6174 #5FDDCA

Analogous

#DD5FB1 #DD6174 #DD8B5F

Triadic

#DD6174 #72DD5F #5F72DD

Split-comp.

#DD6174 #5FDD8B #5FB1DD

Tetradic

#DD6174 #B1DD5F #5FDDCA #8B5FDD

Monochromatic

#571923 #A63042 #D36979 #DF909C #F0CCD1

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