Pure Red (F5181A) — 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 #F5181A

RGB rgb(245, 24, 26)

HSL hsl(359°, 92%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:90% Y:89% K:4%

Luminance 0.1991

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.18:1

Aa — #F5181A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.03:1

Aa — #F5181A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F5181A #19F5F2

Analogous

#F5198B #F5181A #F58319

Triadic

#F5181A #1DF519 #191DF5

Split-comp.

#F5181A #19F583 #198BF5

Tetradic

#F5181A #8BF519 #19F5F2 #8319F5

Monochromatic

#3C0607 #990F11 #E92528 #EE5356 #F5999A

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