Brick Red (68170E) — 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 #68170E

RGB rgb(104, 23, 14)

HSL hsl(6°, 76%, 23%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:87% K:59%

Luminance 0.0333

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.23:1

Aa — #68170E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.72:1

Aa — #68170E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#68170E #0E5E67

Analogous

#670E32 #68170E #67440E

Triadic

#68170E #0E6717 #170E67

Split-comp.

#68170E #0E6744 #0E3267

Tetradic

#68170E #32670E #0E5E67 #440E67

Monochromatic

#DF6F62 #B63425 #611C14 #37100B #000000

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