Brick Red (B22E24) — 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 #B22E24

RGB rgb(178, 46, 36)

HSL hsl(4°, 66%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:80% K:30%

Luminance 0.1139

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.35:1

Aa — #B22E24

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.31:1

Aa — #B22E24

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B22E24 #24A8B2

Analogous

#B22462 #B22E24 #B27524

Triadic

#B22E24 #24B22E #2E24B2

Split-comp.

#B22E24 #24B275 #2462B2

Tetradic

#B22E24 #62B224 #24A8B2 #7524B2

Monochromatic

#EBBBB7 #D46F68 #A7372F #7F2A24 #441613

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