Brick Red (DD3936) — 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 #DD3936

RGB rgb(221, 57, 54)

HSL hsl(1°, 71%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:76% K:13%

Luminance 0.184

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.46:1

Aa — #DD3936

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.71:1

Aa — #DD3936

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD3936 #36DADD

Analogous

#DD3687 #DD3936 #DD8C36

Triadic

#DD3936 #36DD39 #3936DD

Split-comp.

#DD3936 #36DD8C #3687DD

Tetradic

#DD3936 #87DD36 #36DADD #8C36DD

Monochromatic

#390F0E #8C2422 #D14542 #DB6D6B #EAAAA9

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