Pure Red (F73515) — 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 #F73515

RGB rgb(247, 53, 21)

HSL hsl(8°, 93%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:91% K:3%

Luminance 0.2211

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.84:1

Aa — #F73515

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.47:1

Aa — #F73515

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#F73515 #18D9F7

Analogous

#F71869 #F73515 #F7A518

Triadic

#F73515 #18F735 #3518F7

Split-comp.

#F73515 #18F7A5 #1869F7

Tetradic

#F73515 #69F718 #18D9F7 #A518F7

Monochromatic

#3D0D06 #9A210E #EB3E24 #EF6752 #F5A598

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Orange Energy View all →

Sunset View all →

Sand Desert View all →