Pure Red (EE091B) — 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 #EE091B

RGB rgb(238, 9, 27)

HSL hsl(355°, 93%, 48%)

CMYK C:0% M:96% Y:89% K:7%

Luminance 0.1836

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.48:1

Aa — #EE091B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.69:1

Aa — #EE091B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EE091B #09ECD9

Analogous

#EC098D #EE091B #EC6709

Triadic

#EE091B #1CEC09 #091CEC

Split-comp.

#EE091B #09EC67 #098DEC

Tetradic

#EE091B #8DEC09 #09ECD9 #6709EC

Monochromatic

#FAC7CB #F16A75 #E01526 #B1101E #6B0A12

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