Pure Red (FF150F) — 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 #FF150F

RGB rgb(255, 21, 15)

HSL hsl(2°, 100%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:92% Y:94% K:0%

Luminance 0.2157

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.91:1

Aa — #FF150F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.37:1

Aa — #FF150F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FF150F #0FF7FF

Analogous

#FF0F7F #FF150F #FF8F0F

Triadic

#FF150F #0FFF17 #170FFF

Split-comp.

#FF150F #0FFF8F #0F7FFF

Tetradic

#FF150F #7FFF0F #0FF7FF #8F0FFF

Monochromatic

#3F0503 #A00D08 #F3221B #F6514C #F99894

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