Pure Red (ED0503) — 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 #ED0503

RGB rgb(237, 5, 3)

HSL hsl(1°, 98%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:98% Y:99% K:7%

Luminance 0.1811

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.54:1

Aa — #ED0503

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.62:1

Aa — #ED0503

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ED0503 #02E9ED

Analogous

#ED0274 #ED0503 #ED7C02

Triadic

#ED0503 #02ED06 #0602ED

Split-comp.

#ED0503 #02ED7C #0274ED

Tetradic

#ED0503 #74ED02 #02E9ED #7C02ED

Monochromatic

#FBC2C1 #F56361 #E1120E #B10E0B #690807

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