PalettesMonochrome Red

Palette

Monochrome Red

Smoky grays, crisp white, and flashing crimson create power, polish, and edgy determination.

Color analysis

Palette profile

This 5-color palette is cool-led with a balanced character and high tonal range. Its internal colors provide 3 pairs at or above the 4.5:1 contrast target for normal text.

Temperature

Cool-led

Color character

Balanced

Lightness span

73%

Accessible pairs

3 / 10

Colors

Blue 2B2D42#2B2D42A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(43, 45, 66)HSLhsl(234.8, 21.1%, 21.4%)CMYKcmyk(34.8%, 31.8%, 0%, 74.1%)LABlab(19.16, 5.02, -13.48)

Blue 8D99AE#8D99AEA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(141, 153, 174)HSLhsl(218.2, 16.9%, 61.8%)CMYKcmyk(19%, 12.1%, 0%, 31.8%)LABlab(62.93, 0.28, -12.38)

Blue EDF2F4#EDF2F4A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(237, 242, 244)HSLhsl(197.1, 24.1%, 94.3%)CMYKcmyk(2.9%, 0.8%, 0%, 4.3%)LABlab(95.18, -1.29, -1.54)

Red EF233C#EF233CA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(239, 35, 60)HSLhsl(352.6, 86.4%, 53.7%)CMYKcmyk(0%, 85.4%, 74.9%, 6.3%)LABlab(51.71, 73.3, 39.94)

Red D80032#D80032A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(216, 0, 50)HSLhsl(346.1, 100%, 42.4%)CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 76.9%, 15.3%)LABlab(45.41, 71.53, 37.46)

Psychology

EnergyIntensityDepthAuthorityFreshnessSimplicity

Blue 2B2D42

#2B2D42

Black text

1.56:1Fail

White text

13.49:1AAA

Support

Blue 8D99AE

#8D99AE

Black text

7.30:1AAA

White text

2.88:1Fail

Surface

Blue EDF2F4

#EDF2F4

Black text

18.61:1AAA

White text

1.13:1Fail

Support

Red EF233C

#EF233C

Black text

4.98:1AA

White text

4.22:1AA Large

Accent

Red D80032

#D80032

Black text

3.97:1AA Large

White text

5.30:1AA

Best internal combinations

The strongest foreground and background pairs found inside this palette.

Sample text

#2B2D42 on #EDF2F411.95:1 · AAA

Sample text

#2B2D42 on #8D99AE4.69:1 · AA

Sample text

#D80032 on #EDF2F44.69:1 · AA

Color vision previews

Approximate simulations help reveal swatches that may become difficult to distinguish.

Protanopia

Reduced sensitivity to red light.

Deuteranopia

Reduced sensitivity to green light.

Tritanopia

Reduced sensitivity to blue light.

Achromatopsia

A grayscale approximation without hue perception.

CSS variables

Copy this palette as reusable custom properties for a design system or prototype.

:root {
  --palette-1: #2B2D42;
  --palette-2: #8D99AE;
  --palette-3: #EDF2F4;
  --palette-4: #EF233C;
  --palette-5: #D80032;
}

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