Pure Red (F9311A) — 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 #F9311A

RGB rgb(249, 49, 26)

HSL hsl(6°, 95%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:90% K:2%

Luminance 0.2212

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.83:1

Aa — #F9311A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.48:1

Aa — #F9311A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F9311A #1AE3F9

Analogous

#F91A73 #F9311A #F9A01A

Triadic

#F9311A #1AF931 #311AF9

Split-comp.

#F9311A #1AF9A0 #1A73F9

Tetradic

#F9311A #73F91A #1AE3F9 #A01AF9

Monochromatic

#420B05 #A01C0D #ED3A26 #F16555 #F7A59C

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