Pure Red (D51E09) — 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 #D51E09

RGB rgb(213, 30, 9)

HSL hsl(6°, 92%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:86% Y:96% K:16%

Luminance 0.1496

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.23:1

Aa — #D51E09

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.02:1

Aa — #D51E09

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D51E09 #09C3D7

Analogous

#D7095C #D51E09 #D78509

Triadic

#D51E09 #09D71E #1E09D7

Split-comp.

#D51E09 #09D785 #095CD7

Tetradic

#D51E09 #5CD709 #09C3D7 #8509D7

Monochromatic

#F8BBB5 #EE6758 #CC2714 #9E1E10 #581109

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