Red is the color of love, hearts, stop signs. Its a color that symbolizes much more than physical things in human life.
Red symbolizes a whole littany of things including, 'Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate, sincerity, happiness (Only in Japan)'
Red has a few different shades:- Maroon - a dark bluish red
- Burgundy - a dark purplish red
- Crimson - a slight blue tint
- Scarlet - a red mixed with orange for a warm feel
Seeing red can stir up different feelings depending on the situation
- Intimacy
- Exciting and motivating
- Attention-getting
- Assertive/Aggressive
Red depending on the shade can be used to help design an engaging web page.
- Bright Red - Is attention getting. Designers use it to encourage users to click on buttons or links, they also use it to help users navigate around the page
- Dark Red - Is uses to bring comfort. In particular for theater chains, to link users to memories of red movie theater seats and good memories
All of this can be put together in multiple ways to design an engaging web page. Utilizing a shade of red and pairing it with with and black to accent, can combine to create a sleek design.