Pure Red (E90B09) — 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 #E90B09

RGB rgb(233, 11, 9)

HSL hsl(1°, 93%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:95% Y:96% K:9%

Luminance 0.1751

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.65:1

Aa — #E90B09

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.52:1

Aa — #E90B09

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E90B09 #08E4E7

Analogous

#E70874 #E90B09 #E77C08

Triadic

#E90B09 #08E70C #0C08E7

Split-comp.

#E90B09 #08E77C #0874E7

Tetradic

#E90B09 #74E708 #08E4E7 #7C08E7

Monochromatic

#F9C3C2 #F16765 #DB1814 #AD1310 #670B0A

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