Red Pegasus
#dd0000
Clean, assertive red-orange for urgent alerts, not traffic-signal
About Red Pegasus
Red Pegasus (#dd0000) looks like a clean red flare, then immediately cools down just a notch once it hits UI surfaces. It's less orange-tinted than the Stoplight family neighbor, so it doesn't read like a traffic light smear. And compared to Hot Flamin Chilli and Passion for Revenge, it comes across tighter and more saturated, with less ember candy warmth and no chili-paste push toward orange.
I use for badges that must stay sharply red on dark app headers, especially in logistics dashboards, transit mobile screens, and e-commerce feeds where you're labeling "urgent" or "limited time" without drifting into the orange-family glow. It also holds up well in streaming thumbnails for warning states and high-priority overlays, where the red needs to stay decisive from tile to button.
Pair it with charcoal, near-black grays, or deep cocoa browns. If you put it next to pale warm creams, it can start to feel louder than you planned, even when the layout is otherwise calm.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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