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red · 3 palettes

Scarlet

About Scarlet

Scarlet is a mid-tone, vivid red tone. Its hex value is #cb2f43 — that is RGB 203, 47, 67, or HSL 352°, 62%, 49%.

It holds 5.2:1 contrast against white, so Scarlet works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 5.2:1; on black 4.0:1.)

Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Scarlet appears in 3 combinations — most often paired with Dull Viridian Green, Red Violet and Fawn.

Palettes with Scarlet

Scarlet appears in 3 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.

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Drop a Scarlet swatch card into any blog post, design review, or color-study reference page. Links back to this color's detail.

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