Pure Red (ED0420) — 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 #ED0420

RGB rgb(237, 4, 32)

HSL hsl(353°, 97%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:98% Y:86% K:7%

Luminance 0.1818

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.53:1

Aa — #ED0420

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.64:1

Aa — #ED0420

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ED0420 #04ECD1

Analogous

#EC0493 #ED0420 #EC5D04

Triadic

#ED0420 #1FEC04 #041FEC

Split-comp.

#ED0420 #04EC5D #0493EC

Tetradic

#ED0420 #93EC04 #04ECD1 #5D04EC

Monochromatic

#FBC1C8 #F46273 #E01028 #B00C1F #690713

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