Brick Red (891C1D) — 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 #891C1D

RGB rgb(137, 28, 29)

HSL hsl(359°, 66%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:79% K:46%

Luminance 0.0603

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.34:1

Aa — #891C1D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.25:1

Aa — #891C1D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#891C1D #1C8786

Analogous

#871C53 #891C1D #87501C

Triadic

#891C1D #1E871C #1C1E87

Split-comp.

#891C1D #1C8750 #1C5387

Tetradic

#891C1D #53871C #1C8786 #501C87

Monochromatic

#E09091 #C94042 #7F2425 #58191A #1C0808

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