Brick Red (B9251D) — 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 #B9251D

RGB rgb(185, 37, 29)

HSL hsl(3°, 73%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:84% K:27%

Luminance 0.1158

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.28:1

Aa — #B9251D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.35:1

Aa — #B9251D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B9251D #1DB1B9

Analogous

#B91D63 #B9251D #B9731D

Triadic

#B9251D #1DB925 #251DB9

Split-comp.

#B9251D #1DB973 #1D63B9

Tetradic

#B9251D #63B91D #1DB1B9 #731DB9

Monochromatic

#EEB7B4 #DB6761 #AF2E28 #85231E #471310

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