Brick Red (7E222A) — 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 #7E222A

RGB rgb(126, 34, 42)

HSL hsl(355°, 58%, 31%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:67% K:51%

Luminance 0.0549

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.77:1

Aa — #7E222A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.15:1

Aa — #7E222A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E222A #217D75

Analogous

#7D2157 #7E222A #7D4721

Triadic

#7E222A #297D21 #21297D

Split-comp.

#7E222A #217D47 #21577D

Tetradic

#7E222A #577D21 #217D75 #47217D

Monochromatic

#D99297 #BE4650 #75292F #4F1C20 #170809

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