Pure Red (FB2A26) — 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 #FB2A26

RGB rgb(251, 42, 38)

HSL hsl(1°, 96%, 57%)

CMYK C:0% M:83% Y:85% K:2%

Luminance 0.22

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.85:1

Aa — #FB2A26

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.46:1

Aa — #FB2A26

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FB2A26 #28F7FB

Analogous

#FB288E #FB2A26 #FB9528

Triadic

#FB2A26 #28FB2C #2C28FB

Split-comp.

#FB2A26 #28FB95 #288EFB

Tetradic

#FB2A26 #8EFB28 #28F7FB #9528FB

Monochromatic

#510706 #AF100D #F03633 #F36562 #F9ABAA

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