Pure Red (E72505) — 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 #E72505

RGB rgb(231, 37, 5)

HSL hsl(8°, 96%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:84% Y:98% K:9%

Luminance 0.1813

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.5:1

Aa — #E72505

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.66:1

Aa — #E72505

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E72505 #05C8E6

Analogous

#E60557 #E72505 #E69305

Triadic

#E72505 #05E623 #2305E6

Split-comp.

#E72505 #05E693 #0557E6

Tetradic

#E72505 #57E605 #05C8E6 #9305E6

Monochromatic

#FAC5BD #F3725E #DA2B10 #AB220D #641407

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