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Red #FF0000
Red has the HEX code #FF0000, RGB value rgb(255, 0, 0) and HSL value hsl(0, 100%, 50%).
#FF0000
Color values
HEX#FF0000
RGBrgb(255, 0, 0)
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 50%)
Red shades
A Tailwind-style scale built from #FF0000.
- 50
#FFF0F0
- 100
#FFC0C0
- 200
#FF9090
- 300
#FF6060
- 400
#FF3030
- 500
#FF0000
- 600
#D90000
- 700
#B40000
- 800
#8E0000
- 900
#680000
- 950
#420000
Text contrast
How Red reads as text, by WCAG 2.2.
On white3.99:1, below AA for normal text
On black5.25:1, passes AA for normal text
Colors that pair with it
Its complement, a neighbor, a light tint and a dark shade.
#00FFFF
#FF8000
#F9DCDC
#4E0E0E
What red can communicate
Energy, passion, and urgency.
Associations vary by audience and culture. Red can suggest luck and celebration in parts of East Asia, while elsewhere it may read as danger or urgency.
Often used for: Food, Sales, Entertainment.
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