Brick Red (DC383A) — 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 #DC383A

RGB rgb(220, 56, 58)

HSL hsl(359°, 70%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:75% Y:74% K:14%

Luminance 0.1819

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.5:1

Aa — #DC383A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.67:1

Aa — #DC383A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC383A #38DCD9

Analogous

#DC388C #DC383A #DC8738

Triadic

#DC383A #3ADC38 #383ADC

Split-comp.

#DC383A #38DC87 #388CDC

Tetradic

#DC383A #8CDC38 #38DCD9 #8738DC

Monochromatic

#390E0F #8B2324 #D04346 #DA6C6E #EAA9AA

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