Pure Red (F23321) — 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 #F23321

RGB rgb(242, 51, 33)

HSL hsl(5°, 89%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:86% K:5%

Luminance 0.211

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.98:1

Aa — #F23321

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.27:1

Aa — #F23321

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F23321 #21E1F2

Analogous

#F22178 #F23321 #F29B21

Triadic

#F23321 #21F233 #3321F2

Split-comp.

#F23321 #21F29B #2178F2

Tetradic

#F23321 #78F221 #21E1F2 #9B21F2

Monochromatic

#400C07 #9B1E12 #E63C2D #EC675B #F4A69F

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