Pure Red (F21414) — 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 #F21414

RGB rgb(242, 20, 20)

HSL hsl(0°, 90%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:92% Y:92% K:5%

Luminance 0.1924

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.3:1

Aa — #F21414

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.89:1

Aa — #F21414

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F21414 #12F3F3

Analogous

#F31282 #F21414 #F38212

Triadic

#F21414 #12F312 #1212F3

Split-comp.

#F21414 #12F382 #1282F3

Tetradic

#F21414 #82F312 #12F3F3 #8212F3

Monochromatic

#320606 #8E1010 #E61E1E #EB4C4C #F39191

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