Brick Red (DD3F36) — 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 #DD3F36

RGB rgb(221, 63, 54)

HSL hsl(3°, 71%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:76% K:13%

Luminance 0.1906

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.34:1

Aa — #DD3F36

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.84:1

Aa — #DD3F36

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD3F36 #36D5DD

Analogous

#DD3681 #DD3F36 #DD9236

Triadic

#DD3F36 #36DD3F #3F36DD

Split-comp.

#DD3F36 #36DD92 #3681DD

Tetradic

#DD3F36 #81DD36 #36D5DD #9236DD

Monochromatic

#39100E #8C2722 #D14942 #DB716B #EAACA9

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