Pure Red (F8473A) — 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 #F8473A

RGB rgb(248, 71, 58)

HSL hsl(4°, 93%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:77% K:3%

Luminance 0.2457

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.53:1

Aa — #F8473A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.95:1

Aa — #F8473A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F8473A #3AEBF8

Analogous

#F83A8C #F8473A #F8A63A

Triadic

#F8473A #3AF847 #473AF8

Split-comp.

#F8473A #3AF8A6 #3A8CF8

Tetradic

#F8473A #8CF83A #3AEBF8 #A63AF8

Monochromatic

#5D0E09 #BB1D11 #EE5044 #F27B73 #F8BDB9

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