Pure Red (F00E0C) — 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 #F00E0C

RGB rgb(240, 14, 12)

HSL hsl(1°, 90%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:94% Y:95% K:6%

Luminance 0.1873

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.4:1

Aa — #F00E0C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.77:1

Aa — #F00E0C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F00E0C #0CEAED

Analogous

#ED0C79 #F00E0C #ED810C

Triadic

#F00E0C #0CED10 #100CED

Split-comp.

#F00E0C #0CED81 #0C79ED

Tetradic

#F00E0C #79ED0C #0CEAED #810CED

Monochromatic

#F9CDCD #EF7371 #E11C19 #B31714 #6E0E0C

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