Brick Red (B32B23) — 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 #B32B23

RGB rgb(179, 43, 35)

HSL hsl(3°, 67%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:76% Y:80% K:30%

Luminance 0.1128

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.39:1

Aa — #B32B23

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.29:1

Aa — #B32B23

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B32B23 #23ACB3

Analogous

#B32364 #B32B23 #B37223

Triadic

#B32B23 #23B32B #2B23B3

Split-comp.

#B32B23 #23B372 #2364B3

Tetradic

#B32B23 #64B323 #23ACB3 #7223B3

Monochromatic

#EBBAB7 #D56C67 #A8342E #802823 #441513

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