Pure Red (F00A00) — 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 #F00A00

RGB rgb(240, 10, 0)

HSL hsl(3°, 100%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:96% Y:100% K:6%

Luminance 0.1866

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.42:1

Aa — #F00A00

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.75:1

Aa — #F00A00

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F00A00 #00E4F0

Analogous

#F0006C #F00A00 #F08400

Triadic

#F00A00 #00F00C #0C00F0

Split-comp.

#F00A00 #00F084 #006CF0

Tetradic

#F00A00 #6CF000 #00E4F0 #8400F0

Monochromatic

#FCC3C0 #F7675F #E4170C #B31209 #6B0B06

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