Colors Encyclopedia

Generated palette

Red Palette

Red Palette: #FF0000, #00FFFF, #FF0080, #FF8000. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Red Palette assigns primary #FF0000, secondary #00FFFF, surface #FF0080, background #FF8000, accent #000000. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #00FFFF at 0.7874; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

Red Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for 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

Compare all 5 Red Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

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

Preview how the Red Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Red Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Red Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
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
Download JSON Open API
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": null
    },
    {
      "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": null
    },
    {
      "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"
}
Dataset manifest Version 1.0.0 Build hash published in manifest Canonical page

Related Palette Guides

All color palettesBrowse curated and generated palette references.Red Palette JSONOpen the machine-readable palette dataset.Red colorOpen the source color reference for this generated palette.Red colorsExplore red colors related to this palette.Cyan colorsExplore cyan colors related to this palette.Pink colorsExplore pink colors related to this palette.Orange colorsExplore orange colors related to this palette.Vibrant colorsExplore vibrant colors used in palette systems.Dark colorsExplore dark colors used in palette systems.Neutral colorsExplore neutral colors used in palette systems.