Brick Red (BB2E1B) — 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 #BB2E1B

RGB rgb(187, 46, 27)

HSL hsl(7°, 75%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:75% Y:86% K:27%

Luminance 0.1245

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.97:1

Aa — #BB2E1B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.52:1

Aa — #BB2E1B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BB2E1B #1BA9BB

Analogous

#BB1B58 #BB2E1B #BB7E1B

Triadic

#BB2E1B #1BBB2E #2E1BBB

Split-comp.

#BB2E1B #1BBB7E #1B58BB

Tetradic

#BB2E1B #58BB1B #1BA9BB #7E1BBB

Monochromatic

#EFBAB3 #DD6E5F #B13625 #87291D #48160F

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