Pure Red (E2170F) — 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 #E2170F

RGB rgb(226, 23, 15)

HSL hsl(2°, 88%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:90% Y:93% K:11%

Luminance 0.1667

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.81:1

Aa — #E2170F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.36:1

Aa — #E2170F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E2170F #0EDAE1

Analogous

#E10E71 #E2170F #E17F0E

Triadic

#E2170F #0EE115 #150EE1

Split-comp.

#E2170F #0EE17F #0E71E1

Tetradic

#E2170F #71E10E #0EDAE1 #7F0EE1

Monochromatic

#F8C6C4 #EC6E69 #D5211A #A81A15 #640F0C

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