Pure Red (EE0E09) — 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 #EE0E09

RGB rgb(238, 14, 9)

HSL hsl(1°, 93%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:94% Y:96% K:7%

Luminance 0.1839

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.47:1

Aa — #EE0E09

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.7:1

Aa — #EE0E09

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EE0E09 #09E8EC

Analogous

#EC0977 #EE0E09 #EC7E09

Triadic

#EE0E09 #09EC0C #0C09EC

Split-comp.

#EE0E09 #09EC7E #0977EC

Tetradic

#EE0E09 #77EC09 #09E8EC #7E09EC

Monochromatic

#FAC8C7 #F16C6A #E01815 #B11310 #6B0C0A

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