Pure Red (E72803) — 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 #E72803

RGB rgb(231, 40, 3)

HSL hsl(10°, 97%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:83% Y:99% K:9%

Luminance 0.1832

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.47:1

Aa — #E72803

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.7:1

Aa — #E72803

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E72803 #04C1E7

Analogous

#E7044F #E72803 #E79B04

Triadic

#E72803 #04E729 #2904E7

Split-comp.

#E72803 #04E79B #044FE7

Tetradic

#E72803 #4FE704 #04C1E7 #9B04E7

Monochromatic

#FAC7BC #F4765D #DB310F #AC270C #641607

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