Brick Red (8C2517) — 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 #8C2517

RGB rgb(140, 37, 23)

HSL hsl(7°, 72%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:84% K:45%

Luminance 0.0674

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.78:1

Aa — #8C2517

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.39:1

Aa — #8C2517

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C2517 #177F8C

Analogous

#8C1744 #8C2517 #8C5F17

Triadic

#8C2517 #178C25 #25178C

Split-comp.

#8C2517 #178C5F #17448C

Tetradic

#8C2517 #448C17 #177F8C #5F178C

Monochromatic

#E4968B #D04A39 #842B1F #5B1D15 #1D0907

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