Red

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 5.25:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#FF0000sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(255, 0, 0)screen channels

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 0%)approximate process color

Tailwindred-600nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textlarge text4.00:1

Black textAA5.25:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#551A0D

#A61C0C

#FF0000

#FF7958

#FFBCA7

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#FF007F

#FF0000

#FF8000

Triadic

#FF0000

#00FF00

#0000FF

Complement

#FF0000

#00FFFF

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-red: #FF0000;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-red);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue40°

Lightness53 L*

Chroma104.6

Luminance0.213