Brick Red (851E20) — 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 #851E20

RGB rgb(133, 30, 32)

HSL hsl(359°, 63%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:76% K:48%

Luminance 0.058

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.53:1

Aa — #851E20

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.2:1

Aa — #851E20

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#851E20 #1E8583

Analogous

#851E53 #851E20 #85501E

Triadic

#851E20 #20851E #1E2085

Split-comp.

#851E20 #1E8550 #1E5385

Tetradic

#851E20 #53851E #1E8583 #501E85

Monochromatic

#DD9293 #C54446 #7D2628 #561A1B #1B0809

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