Pure Red (FE3215) — 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 #FE3215

RGB rgb(254, 50, 21)

HSL hsl(7°, 99%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:92% K:0%

Luminance 0.2309

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.7:1

Aa — #FE3215

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.68:1

Aa — #FE3215

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FE3215 #16E3FE

Analogous

#FE166F #FE3215 #FEA516

Triadic

#FE3215 #16FE31 #3116FE

Split-comp.

#FE3215 #16FEA5 #166FFE

Tetradic

#FE3215 #6FFE16 #16E3FE #A516FE

Monochromatic

#430B04 #A41C0A #F23A21 #F56551 #F9A59A

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