Red palettes

The colour of alarm, appetite and appeal. In a palette it is almost always the accent, rarely the ground.

Red, a reference redRed
#C8102E
141 reds in the library

Pick any swatch to see its codes, its contrast and the palette it comes from.

01Put it to work

Can you read text on it?
White text looks like thisEasy to read
Fine for body text and headlines. Contrast 5.9 to 1
Black text looks like thisBig text only
Headlines and large labels are fine; small text will strain the eye. Contrast 3.3 to 1

White text reads better here. The contrast number compares how light the text is with how light the colour behind it is. It runs from 1, where the text disappears, to 21, black on white. The web accessibility standard asks for at least 4.5 for normal text and 3 for big headlines.

Pick a swatch above to see it in its own palette, next to the colours it was chosen to sit with.

02Tints and shades

A ramp from 50 to 950 around #C8102E, in equal perceptual steps, for backgrounds, borders and hover states. Click a step to copy it.

03171 palettes with red

Clay StyleClay StyleVictorianVictorianVerdaccioPaintingAbstract ExpressionismAbstract ExpressionismAction BlackAbstract ExpressionismMusicMusicBauhausBauhausWeimarBauhausNight TerrorSurrealismCubismCubismGraffiti / Street ArtGraffiti / Street ArtBerlin ConcreteGraffiti / Street ArtSequential ArtIllustrationSculptural CoutureSculptural CoutureSurrealist FashionSurrealist FashionPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsBalletPerforming ArtsOpera HousePerforming ArtsVisual ArtVisual ArtNeon InstallationVisual ArtCollageMixed MediaAssemblageMixed MediaPrintmakingPrintmakingWoodblock ReliefPrintmaking

04The styles that use it

Gothic8Maximalism4Memphis4Punk4Afrofuturism4De Stijl4Collage4Googie4Performing Arts3Visual Art3Printmaking3Cyberpunk3Glitch3Kidcore3Cottagecore3Constructivist Architecture3Bowellism (High-Tech)3Japanese Graphic390s Editorial3Popping Colors3Romantasy3Abstract Expressionism2Bauhaus2Surrealism2Graffiti / Street Art2Mixed Media2Screen Printing2Pop Art2Web 1.02Vector Minimalism2Gen-X Soft Club2Type Doodles2Swiss / International2Tech Spec2Grunge2Punk Grunge2Retrofuturism2Corporate Memphis2Architectural Modernism2Architectural Postmodernism2

And 64 more, in the palettes above.

05Questions

How many red colour palettes are there?

The Omoro library has 171 palettes with at least one red, across 141 distinct red swatches, each with its hex code.

What colours go with red?

In the library's palettes, red most often sits beside yellow, blue and green, with black and white as the neutrals.

Which design styles use red?

Gothic, Maximalism and Memphis use it most. 104 styles use it in all.

Goes withYellow 56%Blue 52%Green 22%Orange 17%Pink 15%Teal 9%

06Shades of red

Burgundy
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