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All you need to know about Red.

Find out what the color means and how you can pair it with other colors to achieve beautiful results.

Red is a strong, bright warm color with a rich history. Usage of this color can be traced back to antiquity when it represents vitality, festivity, disaster, and evil. The color red has also been broadly used in art creation, from the Renaissance era to contemporary art nowadays. Besides, this color was used in making Byzantine dresses to reveal status and authority.

The color red is commonly viewed as a shade of love. It is primarily utilized during two of the biggest holidays every year, Valentine's Day and Christmas seasons. Red is also associated with extraordinary sentiments, ranging from anger to victimization, danger, warmth, enthusiasm, and sexuality. Pair red with other primary colors like yellow and blue to create basic yet bold color palettes. Or, use a color combination of red and brown to create a warm and welcoming palette.

Red hex code: #FF0000

Color conversion

HEX
#FF0000

RGB DECIMAL
255, 0, 0

RGB PERCENTAGE
1.0, 0.0, 0.0

HSL
0.0, 1.0, 0.5, 1.0

HSV
0.0, 1.0, 1.0

CMYK
0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0

LAB
53.2, 80.1, 67.2

NUMBER
16711680

LUMINANCE
0.21

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Red

#FF0000

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