Brick Red (7E201E) — 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 #7E201E

RGB rgb(126, 32, 30)

HSL hsl(1°, 62%, 31%)

CMYK C:0% M:75% Y:76% K:51%

Luminance 0.0532

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.94:1

Aa — #7E201E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.11:1

Aa — #7E201E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E201E #1E7E80

Analogous

#801E4D #7E201E #80511E

Triadic

#7E201E #1E8020 #201E80

Split-comp.

#7E201E #1E8051 #1E4D80

Tetradic

#7E201E #4D801E #1E7E80 #511E80

Monochromatic

#DC908F #C34341 #782726 #511B1A #170807

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