Imperial Red (EF5660) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #EF5660

RGB rgb(239, 86, 96)

HSL hsl(356°, 83%, 64%)

CMYK C:0% M:64% Y:60% K:6%

Luminance 0.2582

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.4:1

Aa — #EF5660

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.17:1

Aa — #EF5660

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EF5660 #57EFE5

Analogous

#EF57AD #EF5660 #EF9957

Triadic

#EF5660 #61EF57 #5761EF

Split-comp.

#EF5660 #57EF99 #57ADEF

Tetradic

#EF5660 #ADEF57 #57EFE5 #9957EF

Monochromatic

#6A1116 #C21E29 #E66069 #ED8C93 #F7CED1

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