Pure Red (FC2502) — 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 #FC2502

RGB rgb(252, 37, 2)

HSL hsl(8°, 98%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:85% Y:99% K:1%

Luminance 0.2174

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.89:1

Aa — #FC2502

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.4:1

Aa — #FC2502

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FC2502 #03DBFC

Analogous

#FC035E #FC2502 #FCA103

Triadic

#FC2502 #03FC24 #2403FC

Split-comp.

#FC2502 #03FCA1 #035EFC

Tetradic

#FC2502 #5EFC03 #03DBFC #A103FC

Monochromatic

#300903 #901B09 #F02D0F #F3573F #F79687

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