Brick Red (120503) — 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 #120503

RGB rgb(18, 5, 3)

HSL hsl(8°, 71%, 4%)

CMYK C:0% M:72% Y:83% K:93%

Luminance 0.0008

WCAG Accessibility

On white 20.02:1

Aa — #120503

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.05:1

Aa — #120503

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#120503 #031011

Analogous

#110308 #120503 #110C03

Triadic

#120503 #031105 #050311

Split-comp.

#120503 #03110C #030811

Tetradic

#120503 #081103 #031011 #0C0311

Monochromatic

#B53E2C #632218 #100604 #000000 #000000

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