Brick Red (230906) — 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 #230906

RGB rgb(35, 9, 6)

HSL hsl(6°, 71%, 8%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:83% K:86%

Luminance 0.0032

WCAG Accessibility

On white 18.87:1

Aa — #230906

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.11:1

Aa — #230906

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#230906 #062023

Analogous

#230612 #230906 #231706

Triadic

#230906 #062309 #090623

Split-comp.

#230906 #062317 #061223

Tetradic

#230906 #122306 #062023 #170623

Monochromatic

#C53F30 #73251C #210A08 #000000 #000000

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