Pure Red (E81102) — 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 #E81102

RGB rgb(232, 17, 2)

HSL hsl(4°, 98%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:93% Y:99% K:9%

Luminance 0.1745

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.65:1

Aa — #E81102

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.51:1

Aa — #E81102

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E81102 #02D9E8

Analogous

#E80266 #E81102 #E88502

Triadic

#E81102 #02E812 #1202E8

Split-comp.

#E81102 #02E885 #0266E8

Tetradic

#E81102 #66E802 #02D9E8 #8502E8

Monochromatic

#FBC0BC #F5665C #DD1C0E #AD160B #650D06

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