Pure Red (C9130D) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Pure Red"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Pure Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #C9130D

RGB rgb(201, 19, 13)

HSL hsl(2°, 88%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:91% Y:94% K:21%

Luminance 0.1284

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.86:1

Aa — #C9130D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.58:1

Aa — #C9130D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9130D #0DC3C9

Analogous

#C90D65 #C9130D #C9710D

Triadic

#C9130D #0DC913 #130DC9

Split-comp.

#C9130D #0DC971 #0D65C9

Tetradic

#C9130D #65C90D #0DC3C9 #710DC9

Monochromatic

#F5B0AD #EA5853 #BF1D18 #911612 #4D0C0A

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