Brick Red (B7291F) — 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 #B7291F

RGB rgb(183, 41, 31)

HSL hsl(4°, 71%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:83% K:28%

Luminance 0.116

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.27:1

Aa — #B7291F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.35:1

Aa — #B7291F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B7291F #1FADB7

Analogous

#B71F61 #B7291F #B7751F

Triadic

#B7291F #1FB729 #291FB7

Split-comp.

#B7291F #1FB775 #1F61B7

Tetradic

#B7291F #61B71F #1FADB7 #751FB7

Monochromatic

#EDB9B5 #D96B63 #AC322A #832620 #461411

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