Brick Red (290909) — 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 #290909

RGB rgb(41, 9, 9)

HSL hsl(0°, 64%, 10%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:78% K:84%

Luminance 0.0043

WCAG Accessibility

On white 18.46:1

Aa — #290909

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.14:1

Aa — #290909

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#290909 #092A2A

Analogous

#2A091A #290909 #2A1A09

Triadic

#290909 #092A09 #09092A

Split-comp.

#290909 #092A1A #091A2A

Tetradic

#290909 #1A2A09 #092A2A #1A092A

Monochromatic

#C43B3B #762323 #270C0C #000000 #000000

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