Colour theory is a funny thing, but I've learned a few things about it in my 4 years at design school.
I was told not to have the colour red in 2D design a lot for many reasons. If you paint a room red, APPARENTLY people will start to feel uneasy and want to leave. And if you want to make people feel "hungry", you choose yellow. APPARENTLY this is how McDonalds works, but I call bullshit.
Anyways, my point is that I'm not really digging the red.
If you were to stick with it, I'd make it many shades lighter.