Imperial Red (EC818B) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Imperial 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

Imperial Red pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #EC818B

RGB rgb(236, 129, 139)

HSL hsl(354°, 74%, 72%)

CMYK C:0% M:45% Y:41% K:7%

Luminance 0.358

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.6:1

Aa — #EC818B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.08:1

Aa — #EC818B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EC818B #83ECE2

Analogous

#EC83C2 #EC818B #ECAD83

Triadic

#EC818B #8DEC83 #838DEC

Split-comp.

#EC818B #83ECAD #83C2EC

Tetradic

#EC818B #C2EC83 #83ECE2 #AD83EC

Monochromatic

#861D28 #D33646 #E58A93 #EEB4BA #FCF2F3

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