Brick Red (450E11) — 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 #450E11

RGB rgb(69, 14, 17)

HSL hsl(357°, 66%, 16%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:75% K:73%

Luminance 0.0134

WCAG Accessibility

On white 15.86:1

Aa — #450E11

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.32:1

Aa — #450E11

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#450E11 #0E4441

Analogous

#440E2B #450E11 #44260E

Triadic

#450E11 #11440E #0E1144

Split-comp.

#450E11 #0E4426 #0E2B44

Tetradic

#450E11 #2B440E #0E4441 #260E44

Monochromatic

#CE5056 #8F282E #401214 #180708 #000000

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