Curated color palette

Red Color Palette

A red palette from pale rose surfaces through a vivid mid red to a deep wine-like anchor.

In interfaces, pair red with icons, labels, or other cues rather than using red alone to communicate failure or urgency.

Palette colors

Background Rose White #FFF1F2
Soft accent Soft Red #FECDD3
Secondary accent Coral Red #FB7185
Primary accent Signal Red #DC2626
Dark anchor Deep Red #7F1D1D

Each swatch chooses black or white label text using the higher WCAG contrast ratio for that single solid color. Final component contrast still depends on your actual text size and context.

Suggested use

Useful when a design needs red as more than an error state, providing light surfaces and darker supporting tones around a strong central red.

Surface Red Color Palette Example action

CSS variables

:root {
  --palette-1: #FFF1F2;
  --palette-2: #FECDD3;
  --palette-3: #FB7185;
  --palette-4: #DC2626;
  --palette-5: #7F1D1D;
}

Contrast snapshot

Rose White #FFF1F2 Best of black/white: 19.12:1
Soft Red #FECDD3 Best of black/white: 14.89:1
Coral Red #FB7185 Best of black/white: 7.80:1
Signal Red #DC2626 Best of black/white: 4.83:1
Deep Red #7F1D1D Best of black/white: 10.02:1

This is a quick black/white text comparison, not a full accessibility audit. Use the Contrast Checker for the exact foreground/background pair you plan to ship.

More Red palette directions

Editorial red

Muted rose-to-wine direction.

#FFF7F7#E9A3A3#B94A48#7F1D1D#3F1616

Bright signal

Cleaner high-energy red family.

#FEE2E2#F87171#EF4444#DC2626#991B1B

Warm red orange

Moves red toward orange for less blue bias.

#FFF7ED#FED7AA#F97316#DC2626#7C2D12

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