Pure Red (EF090E) — 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 #EF090E

RGB rgb(239, 9, 14)

HSL hsl(359°, 93%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:96% Y:94% K:6%

Luminance 0.1849

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #EF090E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.72:1

Aa — #EF090E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EF090E #09F1ED

Analogous

#F10981 #EF090E #F17909

Triadic

#EF090E #0DF109 #090DF1

Split-comp.

#EF090E #09F179 #0981F1

Tetradic

#EF090E #81F109 #09F1ED #7909F1

Monochromatic

#FACCCC #F26E71 #E51519 #B61114 #700A0C

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