Pure Red (F00D1C) — 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 #F00D1C

RGB rgb(240, 13, 28)

HSL hsl(356°, 90%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:95% Y:88% K:6%

Luminance 0.1876

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.39:1

Aa — #F00D1C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.78:1

Aa — #F00D1C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F00D1C #0DF2E3

Analogous

#F20D8F #F00D1C #F2700D

Triadic

#F00D1C #1CF20D #0D1CF2

Split-comp.

#F00D1C #0DF270 #0D8FF2

Tetradic

#F00D1C #8FF20D #0DF2E3 #700DF2

Monochromatic

#2E0508 #8A0F17 #E61927 #EB4752 #F28C93

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