Brick Red (100404) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brick 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

Brick Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #100404

RGB rgb(16, 4, 4)

HSL hsl(0°, 60%, 4%)

CMYK C:0% M:75% Y:75% K:94%

Luminance 0.0006

WCAG Accessibility

On white 20.17:1

Aa — #100404

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.04:1

Aa — #100404

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#100404 #041010

Analogous

#10040A #100404 #100A04

Triadic

#100404 #041004 #040410

Split-comp.

#100404 #04100A #040A10

Tetradic

#100404 #0A1004 #041010 #0A0410

Monochromatic

#A83838 #5C1F1F #0F0505 #000000 #000000

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