Brick Red (851E3F) — 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 #851E3F

RGB rgb(133, 30, 63)

HSL hsl(341°, 63%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:53% K:48%

Luminance 0.0606

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.31:1

Aa — #851E3F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.25:1

Aa — #851E3F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#851E3F #1E8564

Analogous

#851E72 #851E3F #85311E

Triadic

#851E3F #3F851E #1E3F85

Split-comp.

#851E3F #1E8531 #1E7285

Tetradic

#851E3F #72851E #1E8564 #311E85

Monochromatic

#DD92AA #C5446D #7D2642 #561A2D #1B080E

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