Pure Red (E6170D) — 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 #E6170D

RGB rgb(230, 23, 13)

HSL hsl(3°, 89%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:90% Y:94% K:10%

Luminance 0.1731

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.67:1

Aa — #E6170D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.49:1

Aa — #E6170D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E6170D #0DDCE7

Analogous

#E70D70 #E6170D #E7850D

Triadic

#E6170D #0DE718 #180DE7

Split-comp.

#E6170D #0DE785 #0D70E7

Tetradic

#E6170D #70E70D #0DDCE7 #850DE7

Monochromatic

#F9CBC8 #EE736D #DB231A #AD1C14 #69110C

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