Brick Red (8E1D15) — 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 #8E1D15

RGB rgb(142, 29, 21)

HSL hsl(4°, 74%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:85% K:44%

Luminance 0.0649

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.99:1

Aa — #8E1D15

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.34:1

Aa — #8E1D15

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E1D15 #15868E

Analogous

#8E154A #8E1D15 #8E5A15

Triadic

#8E1D15 #158E1D #1D158E

Split-comp.

#8E1D15 #158E5A #154A8E

Tetradic

#8E1D15 #4A8E15 #15868E #5A158E

Monochromatic

#E5908A #D34136 #86241D #5C1914 #1D0806

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