Pure Red (EF0B09) — 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 #EF0B09

RGB rgb(239, 11, 9)

HSL hsl(1°, 93%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:95% Y:96% K:6%

Luminance 0.1851

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #EF0B09

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.72:1

Aa — #EF0B09

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EF0B09 #09EDF1

Analogous

#F10979 #EF0B09 #F18109

Triadic

#EF0B09 #09F10D #0D09F1

Split-comp.

#EF0B09 #09F181 #0979F1

Tetradic

#EF0B09 #79F109 #09EDF1 #8109F1

Monochromatic

#FACCCC #F2716E #E51915 #B61411 #700C0A

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