Brick Red (8F1F14) — 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 #8F1F14

RGB rgb(143, 31, 20)

HSL hsl(5°, 75%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:86% K:44%

Luminance 0.0668

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.85:1

Aa — #8F1F14

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.37:1

Aa — #8F1F14

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#8F1F14 #14858F

Analogous

#8F1447 #8F1F14 #8F5C14

Triadic

#8F1F14 #148F1F #1F148F

Split-comp.

#8F1F14 #148F5C #14478F

Tetradic

#8F1F14 #478F14 #14858F #5C148F

Monochromatic

#E69189 #D44235 #87251D #5D1A14 #1D0806

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Pastel 80s View all →

Vintage Sepia View all →

Danger Red View all →