Brick Red (C22314) — 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 #C22314

RGB rgb(194, 35, 20)

HSL hsl(5°, 81%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:90% K:24%

Luminance 0.1258

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.92:1

Aa — #C22314

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.54:1

Aa — #C22314

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C22314 #14B3C2

Analogous

#C2145D #C22314 #C27A14

Triadic

#C22314 #14C223 #2314C2

Split-comp.

#C22314 #14C27A #145DC2

Tetradic

#C22314 #5DC214 #14B3C2 #7A14C2

Monochromatic

#F2B6B1 #E36559 #B72C1F #8C2118 #4A120D

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