Pure Red (E20400) — 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 #E20400

RGB rgb(226, 4, 0)

HSL hsl(1°, 100%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:98% Y:100% K:11%

Luminance 0.1631

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.94:1

Aa — #E20400

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.25:1

Aa — #E20400

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E20400 #00DDE0

Analogous

#E0006C #E20400 #E07400

Triadic

#E20400 #00E004 #0400E0

Split-comp.

#E20400 #00E074 #006CE0

Tetradic

#E20400 #6CE000 #00DDE0 #7400E0

Monochromatic

#FBB3B1 #F65351 #D50F0B #A50B09 #5C0605

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