Pure Red (FC0100) — 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 #FC0100

RGB rgb(252, 1, 0)

HSL hsl(0°, 100%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:100% Y:100% K:1%

Luminance 0.2071

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.08:1

Aa — #FC0100

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.14:1

Aa — #FC0100

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#FC0100 #00FAFA

Analogous

#FA007D #FC0100 #FA7D00

Triadic

#FC0100 #00FA00 #0000FA

Split-comp.

#FC0100 #00FA7D #007DFA

Tetradic

#FC0100 #7DFA00 #00FAFA #7D00FA

Monochromatic

#FCCACA #F76969 #ED0C0C #BD0A0A #740606

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