Brick Red (B5212E) — 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 #B5212E

RGB rgb(181, 33, 46)

HSL hsl(355°, 69%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:75% K:29%

Luminance 0.1096

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.52:1

Aa — #B5212E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.22:1

Aa — #B5212E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5212E #21B5A9

Analogous

#B52177 #B5212E #B55F21

Triadic

#B5212E #2EB521 #212EB5

Split-comp.

#B5212E #21B55F #2177B5

Tetradic

#B5212E #77B521 #21B5A9 #5F21B5

Monochromatic

#ECB6BB #D7656E #AA2C36 #822129 #451216

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