Pure Red (F5000C) — 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 #F5000C

RGB rgb(245, 0, 12)

HSL hsl(357°, 100%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:100% Y:95% K:4%

Luminance 0.1948

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.3:1

Aa — #F5000C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.89:1

Aa — #F5000C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F5000C #00F5E9

Analogous

#F50087 #F5000C #F56E00

Triadic

#F5000C #0CF500 #000CF5

Split-comp.

#F5000C #00F56E #0087F5

Tetradic

#F5000C #87F500 #00F5E9 #6E00F5

Monochromatic

#FCC5C8 #F7646B #E90C17 #B80A12 #6F060B

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