Brick Red (851E1E) — 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 #851E1E

RGB rgb(133, 30, 30)

HSL hsl(0°, 63%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:77% K:48%

Luminance 0.0579

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.54:1

Aa — #851E1E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.2:1

Aa — #851E1E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#851E1E #1E8585

Analogous

#851E52 #851E1E #85521E

Triadic

#851E1E #1E851E #1E1E85

Split-comp.

#851E1E #1E8552 #1E5285

Tetradic

#851E1E #52851E #1E8585 #521E85

Monochromatic

#DD9292 #C54444 #7D2626 #561A1A #1B0808

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