Generated palette

Red Palette

Red Palette is a generated palette built from #FF0000, #00FFFF, #FF0080, #FF8000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Red Palette combines primary #FF0000, secondary #00FFFF, surface #FF0080, background #FF8000, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, pink palette, orange palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.

All palettes Source color API

5colors

Cyan palettedominant group

4use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#FF0000Red

Secondary#00FFFFCyan

Surface#FF0080#FF0080

Background#FF8000#FF8000

Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-red-primary: #FF0000;
--palette-red-secondary: #00FFFF;
--palette-red-surface: #FF0080;
--palette-red-background: #FF8000;
--palette-red-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#FF0000
Black 5.25:1 · White 4:1
Best #000000

Secondary#00FFFF
Black 16.75:1 · White 1.25:1
Best #000000

Surface#FF0080
Black 5.56:1 · White 3.77:1
Best #000000

Background#FF8000
Black 8.34:1 · White 2.52:1
Best #000000

Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.

CardSurface treatment using palette roles.

AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.

NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Luminance0.2126

Black text5.25:1AA Pass

White text4:1AA Fail

colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems

rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping

accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color

semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels

useCasesDesign and implementation contexts

cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties

Structured sections

Roles

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FF0000",
    "name": "Red"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#00FFFF",
    "name": "Cyan"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FF0080",
    "name": "#FF0080"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FF8000",
    "name": "#FF8000"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]

Accessibility

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FF0000",
    "name": "Red",
    "blackContrast": 5.25,
    "whiteContrast": 4,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#00FFFF",
    "name": "Cyan",
    "blackContrast": 16.75,
    "whiteContrast": 1.25,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FF0080",
    "name": "#FF0080",
    "blackContrast": 5.56,
    "whiteContrast": 3.77,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FF8000",
    "name": "#FF8000",
    "blackContrast": 8.34,
    "whiteContrast": 2.52,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]

Semantic groups

[
  "red palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]

Use cases

[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]

CSS variables

"--palette-red-primary: #FF0000;\n--palette-red-secondary: #00FFFF;\n--palette-red-surface: #FF0080;\n--palette-red-background: #FF8000;\n--palette-red-accent: #000000;"

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "red",
  "name": "Red Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "red",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Red, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Red Palette combines primary #FF0000, secondary #00FFFF, surface #FF0080, background #FF8000, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, pink palette, orange palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "red palette",
    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FF0000",
      "slug": "red",
      "name": "Red",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        100,
        0
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2126,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.25,
        "white": 4
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/red/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#00FFFF",
      "slug": "cyan",
      "name": "Cyan",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        180,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7874,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.75,
        "white": 1.25
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cyan/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF0080",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FF0080",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        0,
        128
      ],
      "hsl": [
        330,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        50,
        0
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2282,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.56,
        "white": 3.77
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/ff0080/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FF8000",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FF8000",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        128,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        30,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        50,
        100,
        0
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.367,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.34,
        "white": 2.52
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/ff8000/"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FF0000",
      "name": "Red"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#00FFFF",
      "name": "Cyan"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF0080",
      "name": "#FF0080"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FF8000",
      "name": "#FF8000"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FF0000",
      "name": "Red",
      "blackContrast": 5.25,
      "whiteContrast": 4,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#00FFFF",
      "name": "Cyan",
      "blackContrast": 16.75,
      "whiteContrast": 1.25,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF0080",
      "name": "#FF0080",
      "blackContrast": 5.56,
      "whiteContrast": 3.77,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FF8000",
      "name": "#FF8000",
      "blackContrast": 8.34,
      "whiteContrast": 2.52,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-red-primary: #FF0000;\n--palette-red-secondary: #00FFFF;\n--palette-red-surface: #FF0080;\n--palette-red-background: #FF8000;\n--palette-red-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/red.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/red/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/red.json"
}

Red Palette

Palette Color Roles

CSS Variables

Accessibility Snapshot

UI Components Preview

Machine-Readable Red Palette Data (JSON)

Related Palette Guides