Brick Red (DB3939) — 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 #DB3939

RGB rgb(219, 57, 57)

HSL hsl(0°, 69%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:74% K:14%

Luminance 0.1813

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.51:1

Aa — #DB3939

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.66:1

Aa — #DB3939

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DB3939 #39DBDB

Analogous

#DB398A #DB3939 #DB8A39

Triadic

#DB3939 #39DB39 #3939DB

Split-comp.

#DB3939 #39DB8A #398ADB

Tetradic

#DB3939 #8ADB39 #39DBDB #8A39DB

Monochromatic

#390F0F #8A2424 #CF4444 #D96D6D #E9AAAA

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