Imperial Red (EE4642) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Imperial 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

Imperial Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #EE4642

RGB rgb(238, 70, 66)

HSL hsl(1°, 83%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:72% K:7%

Luminance 0.228

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.76:1

Aa — #EE4642

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.59:1

Aa — #EE4642

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EE4642 #44EBEE

Analogous

#EE4496 #EE4642 #EE9C44

Triadic

#EE4642 #44EE47 #4744EE

Split-comp.

#EE4642 #44EE9C #4496EE

Tetradic

#EE4642 #96EE44 #44EBEE #9C44EE

Monochromatic

#580F0E #B01E1C #E3514F #EA7D7B #F5BEBD

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