PalettesRed Gradient

Palette

Red Gradient

Fiery reds flow into scarlet, painting a fierce, passionate gradient made to command attention.

Color analysis

Palette profile

This 10-color palette is warm-led with a vivid character and close tonal range. Its internal colors provide 0 pairs at or above the 4.5:1 contrast target for normal text.

Temperature

Warm-led

Color character

Vivid

Lightness span

27%

Accessible pairs

0 / 45

Colors
Meaning
Summer
Psychology
EnergyIntensityInvigorationEnthusiasmFocusConsistency
Usage
Travel WebsitesSummer Campaigns
Tags
RedWarmMonochromaticGradientSummerEnergyIntensityInvigorationEnthusiasmFocus
Accessibility and contrast

Contrast is measured against black and white for every swatch. AA starts at 4.5:1 for normal text, while AAA starts at 7:1.

Anchor

Red 641220

#641220

Black text
1.65:1Fail
White text
12.73:1AAA

Support

Red 6E1423

#6E1423

Black text
1.79:1Fail
White text
11.75:1AAA

Support

Red 85182A

#85182A

Black text
2.16:1Fail
White text
9.72:1AAA

Support

Red A11D33

#A11D33

Black text
2.74:1Fail
White text
7.67:1AAA

Support

Red A71E34

#A71E34

Black text
2.88:1Fail
White text
7.30:1AAA

Support

Red B21E35

#B21E35

Black text
3.13:1AA Large
White text
6.71:1AA

Support

Red BD1F36

#BD1F36

Black text
3.41:1AA Large
White text
6.15:1AA

Support

Red C71F37

#C71F37

Black text
3.68:1AA Large
White text
5.71:1AA

Support

Red DA1E37

#DA1E37

Black text
4.22:1AA Large
White text
4.97:1AA

Surface · Accent

Red E01E37

#E01E37

Black text
4.41:1AA Large
White text
4.76:1AA
Best internal combinations

The strongest foreground and background pairs found inside this palette.

No internal pair reaches 4.5:1. Use black or white text recommendations above, or add a darker or lighter supporting color.

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: #641220;
  --palette-2: #6E1423;
  --palette-3: #85182A;
  --palette-4: #A11D33;
  --palette-5: #A71E34;
  --palette-6: #B21E35;
  --palette-7: #BD1F36;
  --palette-8: #C71F37;
  --palette-9: #DA1E37;
  --palette-10: #E01E37;
}

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