Brick Red (8F141B) — 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 #8F141B

RGB rgb(143, 20, 27)

HSL hsl(357°, 75%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:86% Y:81% K:44%

Luminance 0.0627

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.2:1

Aa — #8F141B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.28:1

Aa — #8F141B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8F141B #148F89

Analogous

#8F1458 #8F141B #8F4B14

Triadic

#8F141B #1B8F14 #141B8F

Split-comp.

#8F141B #148F4B #14588F

Tetradic

#8F141B #588F14 #148F89 #4B148F

Monochromatic

#E6898E #D4353D #871D22 #5D1417 #1D0607

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