Brick Red (280C14) — 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 #280C14

RGB rgb(40, 12, 20)

HSL hsl(343°, 54%, 10%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:50% K:84%

Luminance 0.0047

WCAG Accessibility

On white 18.21:1

Aa — #280C14

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.15:1

Aa — #280C14

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#280C14 #0C271F

Analogous

#270C21 #280C14 #27120C

Triadic

#280C14 #14270C #0C1427

Split-comp.

#280C14 #0C2712 #0C2127

Tetradic

#280C14 #21270C #0C271F #120C27

Monochromatic

#B84767 #6E2B3E #250E15 #000000 #000000

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