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This template was considered for deletion on 12 August 2005. The result of the discussion was "keep".

Red links mean an article does not exist. Please do not mislead people by using this confusing template to make links red when they should not be. I've removed it from Template:Cleanup. Angela. 03:02, Aug 8, 2004 (UTC)

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Please remove the usage section and replace it with the {{Documentation}} template as I've created a documentation subpage at Template:Red/doc. A specific description of the request follows below. Thanks.

Change this:

<span style="color:red">{{{1}}}</span><noinclude>

==== Usage ====
 My <nowiki>&#123;&#123;red|color&#125;&#125;</nowiki> text.
Produces:<br/>
&nbsp;&nbsp;My <span style="color:red">color</span> text.

[[Category:text color templates]]
[[ar:قالب:أحمر]]
[[es:Plantilla:Rojo]]
[[sr:Шаблон:Црвено]]
[[vi:Tiêu bản:Đỏ]]
</noinclude>

To this:

<span style="color:red">{{{1}}}</span><noinclude>

<!-- Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! -->
{{Documentation}}</noinclude>

--Lightsup55 ( T | C ) 17:31, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done--Aervanath (talk) 18:12, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Hate to do this to another administrator, but there is an empty line at the very top that needs to be removed. It is causing a new line to be placed on pages where it is used.

In other words, we don't want
this to happen when the template is used.

Change this:

<span style="color:red">{{{1}}}</span><noinclude>
{{pp-template|small=yes}}
<!-- Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! -->
{{Documentation}}</noinclude>

To this:

<span style="color:red">{{{1}}}</span><noinclude>
{{pp-template|small=yes}}
<!-- Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! -->
{{Documentation}}</noinclude>

--Lightsup55 ( T | C ) 20:24, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seconded. (See look at my sig)--> -- [[ axg ⁞⁞ talk ]] 21:33, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This change doesn't need consensus. Besides, signatures should not have templates in them for various reasons. --Lightsup55 ( T | C ) 22:20, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done - Rjd0060 (talk) 02:30, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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"Breathe Into Me" now has a wikipage. Can you please add the link: Breathe Into Me

Thank you.

ChauffWiki (talk) 15:00, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is suspect you are on the wrong page. This is the talk page for Template:Red. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:05, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Think you are looking for Template:Red (band). — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:07, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the Navbox, "Already Over" should be styled like this for wiki link: Already Over —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.148.86.3 (talk) 14:47, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Please change: <span style="color: Red;">{{{1}}}</span> to: <span style="color:red;">{{{1}}}</span> Edit request basis filled by WikiLevy on behalf of –184.²⁵⁴ —Preceding undated comment added 01:24, 20 January 2020‎

 Note: if you decline or accept this edit please notify me on my talk page. –184.²⁵⁴ —Preceding undated comment added 01:37, 20 January 2020

 Done Izno (talk) 02:28, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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From red to #d20, per WP:COLOR.

More specifically, edit the first line so that

<noinclude>{{Ombox|type=content|text=This template should '''NOT''' be used for generic error messages and warnings, since it is incompatible with dark mode. Please use {{tl|error-small}} for errors, and {{tl|destructive}} for everything else.}}</noinclude><span style="color: red;">{{{1}}}</span><noinclude>

becomes

<noinclude>{{Ombox|type=content|text=This template should '''NOT''' be used for generic error messages and warnings, since it is incompatible with dark mode. Please use {{tl|error-small}} for errors, and {{tl|destructive}} for everything else.}}</noinclude><span style="color: #d20;">{{{1}}}</span><noinclude>

Sapphaline (talk) 19:16, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not seeing the relevant guidance at WP:COLOR. I'm probably missing something. What is the benefit of moving from #FF0000, which is the same as "red" and matches the name of the template, to #DD2200, which is a darker, greener red that is not the same as the name of the template? Do you have plans to modify the other color templates in the See also section? – Jonesey95 (talk) 20:29, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The contrast ratio should meet at least the WCAG 2.0 AA standard of 4.5:1; #f00's contrast ratio against an #fff background is 4.0:1. Sapphaline (talk) 20:31, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have plans to modify the other color templates in the See also section - no, because green and blue are compliant with WCAG AA when used against #fff. Sapphaline (talk) 20:34, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently it's not only red, green and blue, so I guess some of them (like Template:Aqua or Template:Lime) just shouldn't be used in articles. Sapphaline (talk) 22:29, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see no issues with making some of them (like Template:Gray) WCAG AA-compliant, though. Sapphaline (talk) 22:33, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done. If there is an accessibility limitation, please modify the documentation to explain the limitation. A template called "red" should render the color "red". – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:17, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This proposal is being discussed at WP:VPP. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:26, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Matrix What is meant by This template should NOT be used for generic error messages and warnings, since it is incompatible with dark mode? I am using dark mode and the red appears properly. {{red}} is not {{color}}, only {{color}} has TemplateStyles and class="tmp-color" to disable {{color}} in dark mode. {{red}} does not. 173.206.134.138 (talk) 21:39, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Whilst it does appear in dark mode, it has too low of a contrast. —Matrix _{ping me}^{when u reply} (t? - c) 16:34, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A contention above is that it also has too low of a contrast in the light mode, so any change to the documentation should probably cover that possible issue as well. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:50, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't it the other way around? Firefox tells me it has 4.00 (bad) in light mode and 4.63 (good) in dark mode. 173.206.134.138 (talk) 20:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Whilst it does pass, it's not pleasant. var(--color-error) is a lot more pleasant on the eyes, and Jonesey95 has also pointed out issues with ight mode. —Matrix _{ping me}^{when u reply} (t? - c) 17:57, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]