Brick Red (DB393B) — 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 #DB393B

RGB rgb(219, 57, 59)

HSL hsl(359°, 69%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:73% K:14%

Luminance 0.1815

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.51:1

Aa — #DB393B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.66:1

Aa — #DB393B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DB393B #39DBD8

Analogous

#DB398C #DB393B #DB8739

Triadic

#DB393B #3BDB39 #393BDB

Split-comp.

#DB393B #39DB87 #398CDB

Tetradic

#DB393B #8CDB39 #39DBD8 #8739DB

Monochromatic

#390F0F #8A2425 #CF4447 #D96D6F #E9AAAB

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