Brick Red (BE1B19) — 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 #BE1B19

RGB rgb(190, 27, 25)

HSL hsl(1°, 77%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:86% Y:87% K:25%

Luminance 0.1168

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.25:1

Aa — #BE1B19

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.36:1

Aa — #BE1B19

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BE1B19 #19BBBE

Analogous

#BE1968 #BE1B19 #BE6E19

Triadic

#BE1B19 #19BE1B #1B19BE

Split-comp.

#BE1B19 #19BE6E #1968BE

Tetradic

#BE1B19 #68BE19 #19BBBE #6E19BE

Monochromatic

#F0B3B2 #DF5F5D #B32623 #881D1B #480F0E

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