Pure Red (EA1D17) — 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 #EA1D17

RGB rgb(234, 29, 23)

HSL hsl(2°, 83%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:88% Y:90% K:8%

Luminance 0.1823

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.48:1

Aa — #EA1D17

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.69:1

Aa — #EA1D17

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EA1D17 #16E2E9

Analogous

#E91678 #EA1D17 #E98716

Triadic

#EA1D17 #16E91D #1D16E9

Split-comp.

#EA1D17 #16E987 #1678E9

Tetradic

#EA1D17 #78E916 #16E2E9 #8716E9

Monochromatic

#2C0807 #841815 #DD2922 #E3544F #EE9491

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