Brick Red (B7311F) — 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 #B7311F

RGB rgb(183, 49, 31)

HSL hsl(7°, 71%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:83% K:28%

Luminance 0.1222

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.05:1

Aa — #B7311F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.47:1

Aa — #B7311F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B7311F #1FA5B7

Analogous

#B71F59 #B7311F #B77D1F

Triadic

#B7311F #1FB731 #311FB7

Split-comp.

#B7311F #1FB77D #1F59B7

Tetradic

#B7311F #59B71F #1FA5B7 #7D1FB7

Monochromatic

#EDBCB5 #D97163 #AC392A #832B20 #461711

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