Brick Red (B53721) — 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 #B53721

RGB rgb(181, 55, 33)

HSL hsl(9°, 69%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:82% K:29%

Luminance 0.1253

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.94:1

Aa — #B53721

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.53:1

Aa — #B53721

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B53721 #219FB5

Analogous

#B52155 #B53721 #B58121

Triadic

#B53721 #21B537 #3721B5

Split-comp.

#B53721 #21B581 #2155B5

Tetradic

#B53721 #55B521 #219FB5 #8121B5

Monochromatic

#ECBEB6 #D77665 #AA3F2C #823021 #451912

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