Brick Red (7F221E) — 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 #7F221E

RGB rgb(127, 34, 30)

HSL hsl(2°, 62%, 31%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:76% K:50%

Luminance 0.055

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.77:1

Aa — #7F221E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.15:1

Aa — #7F221E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7F221E #1E7D80

Analogous

#801E4C #7F221E #80521E

Triadic

#7F221E #1E8021 #211E80

Split-comp.

#7F221E #1E8052 #1E4C80

Tetradic

#7F221E #4C801E #1E7D80 #521E80

Monochromatic

#DC918F #C34541 #782926 #511C1A #170807

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