Brick Red (B71F36) — 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 #B71F36

RGB rgb(183, 31, 54)

HSL hsl(351°, 71%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:83% Y:70% K:28%

Luminance 0.1118

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.44:1

Aa — #B71F36

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.26:1

Aa — #B71F36

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B71F36 #1FB7A0

Analogous

#B71F82 #B71F36 #B7541F

Triadic

#B71F36 #36B71F #1F36B7

Split-comp.

#B71F36 #1FB754 #1F82B7

Tetradic

#B71F36 #82B71F #1FB7A0 #541FB7

Monochromatic

#EDB5BE #D96375 #AC2A3D #83202F #461119

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