Brick Red (7E2422) — 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 #7E2422

RGB rgb(126, 36, 34)

HSL hsl(1°, 58%, 31%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:73% K:51%

Luminance 0.0556

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.71:1

Aa — #7E2422

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.16:1

Aa — #7E2422

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7E2422 #217B7D

Analogous

#7D214E #7E2422 #7D5121

Triadic

#7E2422 #217D23 #23217D

Split-comp.

#7E2422 #217D51 #214E7D

Tetradic

#7E2422 #4E7D21 #217B7D #51217D

Monochromatic

#D99392 #BE4846 #752A29 #4F1D1C #170808

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