Pure Red (F9011B) — 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 #F9011B

RGB rgb(249, 1, 27)

HSL hsl(354°, 99%, 49%)

CMYK C:0% M:100% Y:89% K:2%

Luminance 0.2023

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.16:1

Aa — #F9011B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.05:1

Aa — #F9011B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#F9011B #01F9E0

Analogous

#F90196 #F9011B #F96401

Triadic

#F9011B #1AF901 #011AF9

Split-comp.

#F9011B #01F964 #0196F9

Tetradic

#F9011B #96F901 #01F9E0 #6401F9

Monochromatic

#FCCACF #F66A78 #EC0E24 #BC0B1D #740712

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