Brick Red (B7241F) — 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 #B7241F

RGB rgb(183, 36, 31)

HSL hsl(2°, 71%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:83% K:28%

Luminance 0.1128

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.39:1

Aa — #B7241F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.29:1

Aa — #B7241F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B7241F #1FB2B7

Analogous

#B71F66 #B7241F #B7701F

Triadic

#B7241F #1FB724 #241FB7

Split-comp.

#B7241F #1FB770 #1F66B7

Tetradic

#B7241F #66B71F #1FB2B7 #701FB7

Monochromatic

#EDB7B5 #D96763 #AC2E2A #832320 #461311

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