Pure Red (FC3430) — 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 #FC3430

RGB rgb(252, 52, 48)

HSL hsl(1°, 97%, 59%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:81% K:1%

Luminance 0.2306

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.7:1

Aa — #FC3430

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.67:1

Aa — #FC3430

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FC3430 #31F8FC

Analogous

#FC3193 #FC3430 #FC9A31

Triadic

#FC3430 #31FC34 #3431FC

Split-comp.

#FC3430 #31FC9A #3193FC

Tetradic

#FC3430 #93FC31 #31F8FC #9A31FC

Monochromatic

#5B0806 #BA100D #F13F3B #F56D6B #FAB4B3

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