Pure Red (FB4638) — 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 #FB4638

RGB rgb(251, 70, 56)

HSL hsl(4°, 96%, 60%)

CMYK C:0% M:72% Y:78% K:2%

Luminance 0.2495

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.48:1

Aa — #FB4638

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.04:1

Aa — #FB4638

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FB4638 #37EEFB

Analogous

#FB378C #FB4638 #FBA637

Triadic

#FB4638 #37FB44 #4437FB

Split-comp.

#FB4638 #37FBA6 #378CFB

Tetradic

#FB4638 #8CFB37 #37EEFB #A637FB

Monochromatic

#5F0D07 #BE1A0E #F14D41 #F47971 #FABCB8

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