Pure Red (F3051A) — 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 #F3051A

RGB rgb(243, 5, 26)

HSL hsl(355°, 96%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:98% Y:89% K:5%

Luminance 0.1918

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.33:1

Aa — #F3051A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.85:1

Aa — #F3051A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F3051A #05F5E1

Analogous

#F50591 #F3051A #F56905

Triadic

#F3051A #19F505 #0519F5

Split-comp.

#F3051A #05F569 #0591F5

Tetradic

#F3051A #91F505 #05F5E1 #6905F5

Monochromatic

#FBCBCF #F46C77 #E81123 #B90E1C #720911

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