Pure Red (FC2E28) — 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 #FC2E28

RGB rgb(252, 46, 40)

HSL hsl(2°, 97%, 57%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:84% K:1%

Luminance 0.2249

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.78:1

Aa — #FC2E28

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.56:1

Aa — #FC2E28

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FC2E28 #27F5FC

Analogous

#FC278A #FC2E28 #FC9827

Triadic

#FC2E28 #27FC2E #2E27FC

Split-comp.

#FC2E28 #27FC98 #278AFC

Tetradic

#FC2E28 #8AFC27 #27F5FC #9827FC

Monochromatic

#510806 #B0120C #F13832 #F46762 #F9ACA9

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