Pure Red (F9291A) — 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 #F9291A

RGB rgb(249, 41, 26)

HSL hsl(4°, 95%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:84% Y:90% K:2%

Luminance 0.2151

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.92:1

Aa — #F9291A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.36:1

Aa — #F9291A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F9291A #1AEAF9

Analogous

#F91A7B #F9291A #F9991A

Triadic

#F9291A #1AF929 #291AF9

Split-comp.

#F9291A #1AF999 #1A7BF9

Tetradic

#F9291A #7BF91A #1AEAF9 #991AF9

Monochromatic

#420905 #A0170D #ED3326 #F16055 #F7A29C

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