Brick Red (4B0C0C) — 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 #4B0C0C

RGB rgb(75, 12, 12)

HSL hsl(0°, 72%, 17%)

CMYK C:0% M:84% Y:84% K:71%

Luminance 0.0153

WCAG Accessibility

On white 15.47:1

Aa — #4B0C0C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.36:1

Aa — #4B0C0C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#4B0C0C #0C4B4B

Analogous

#4B0C2B #4B0C0C #4B2B0C

Triadic

#4B0C0C #0C4B0C #0C0C4B

Split-comp.

#4B0C0C #0C4B2B #0C2B4B

Tetradic

#4B0C0C #2B4B0C #0C4B4B #2B0C4B

Monochromatic

#D54D4D #992424 #461010 #1D0707 #000000

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