Brick Red (C80E0E) — 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 #C80E0E

RGB rgb(200, 14, 14)

HSL hsl(0°, 87%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:93% Y:93% K:22%

Luminance 0.1259

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.96:1

Aa — #C80E0E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.53:1

Aa — #C80E0E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C80E0E #0EC8C8

Analogous

#C80E6B #C80E0E #C86B0E

Triadic

#C80E0E #0EC80E #0E0EC8

Split-comp.

#C80E0E #0EC86B #0E6BC8

Tetradic

#C80E0E #6BC80E #0EC8C8 #6B0EC8

Monochromatic

#F4AEAE #E95353 #BE1919 #901313 #4D0A0A

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