Brick Red (C21A14) — 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 #C21A14

RGB rgb(194, 26, 20)

HSL hsl(2°, 81%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:87% Y:90% K:24%

Luminance 0.1215

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.08:1

Aa — #C21A14

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.45:1

Aa — #C21A14

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C21A14 #14BCC2

Analogous

#C21465 #C21A14 #C27114

Triadic

#C21A14 #14C21A #1A14C2

Split-comp.

#C21A14 #14C271 #1465C2

Tetradic

#C21A14 #65C214 #14BCC2 #7114C2

Monochromatic

#F2B3B1 #E35E59 #B7241F #8C1C18 #4A0F0D

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