Brick Red (68172B) — 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 #68172B

RGB rgb(104, 23, 43)

HSL hsl(345°, 64%, 25%)

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

Luminance 0.0346

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.03:1

Aa — #68172B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.75:1

Aa — #68172B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#68172B #176954

Analogous

#691754 #68172B #692B17

Triadic

#68172B #2B6917 #172B69

Split-comp.

#68172B #17692B #175469

Tetradic

#68172B #546917 #176954 #2B1769

Monochromatic

#D6768E #B13554 #621D2F #3B121C #000000

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