Brick Red (B5213A) — 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 #B5213A

RGB rgb(181, 33, 58)

HSL hsl(350°, 69%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:68% K:29%

Luminance 0.1108

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.47:1

Aa — #B5213A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.24:1

Aa — #B5213A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5213A #21B59C

Analogous

#B52184 #B5213A #B55221

Triadic

#B5213A #3AB521 #213AB5

Split-comp.

#B5213A #21B552 #2184B5

Tetradic

#B5213A #84B521 #21B59C #5221B5

Monochromatic

#ECB6BF #D76578 #AA2C41 #822132 #45121A

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