Pure Red (E41405) — 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 #E41405

RGB rgb(228, 20, 5)

HSL hsl(4°, 96%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:91% Y:98% K:11%

Luminance 0.1689

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.77:1

Aa — #E41405

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.4:1

Aa — #E41405

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E41405 #05D7E6

Analogous

#E60566 #E41405 #E68405

Triadic

#E41405 #05E614 #1405E6

Split-comp.

#E41405 #05E684 #0566E6

Tetradic

#E41405 #66E605 #05D7E6 #8405E6

Monochromatic

#FAC1BD #F3685E #DA1E10 #AB170D #640E07

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