Pure Red (EA120B) — 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 #EA120B

RGB rgb(234, 18, 11)

HSL hsl(2°, 91%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:92% Y:95% K:8%

Luminance 0.1781

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.58:1

Aa — #EA120B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.59:1

Aa — #EA120B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EA120B #0BE2EA

Analogous

#EA0B73 #EA120B #EA820B

Triadic

#EA120B #0BEA12 #120BEA

Split-comp.

#EA120B #0BEA82 #0B73EA

Tetradic

#EA120B #73EA0B #0BE2EA #820BEA

Monochromatic

#F9C9C8 #EF706B #DE1E17 #AF1812 #6A0E0B

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