Brick Red (B5212B) — 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 #B5212B

RGB rgb(181, 33, 43)

HSL hsl(356°, 69%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:76% K:29%

Luminance 0.1094

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.53:1

Aa — #B5212B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.22:1

Aa — #B5212B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5212B #21B5AB

Analogous

#B52175 #B5212B #B56121

Triadic

#B5212B #2BB521 #212BB5

Split-comp.

#B5212B #21B561 #2175B5

Tetradic

#B5212B #75B521 #21B5AB #6121B5

Monochromatic

#ECB6BA #D7656D #AA2C34 #822128 #451215

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