Brick Red (8B2518) — 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 #8B2518

RGB rgb(139, 37, 24)

HSL hsl(7°, 71%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:83% K:45%

Luminance 0.0666

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.84:1

Aa — #8B2518

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.38:1

Aa — #8B2518

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B2518 #187E8C

Analogous

#8C1844 #8B2518 #8C5F18

Triadic

#8B2518 #188C25 #25188C

Split-comp.

#8B2518 #188C5F #18448C

Tetradic

#8B2518 #448C18 #187E8C #5F188C

Monochromatic

#E3968C #CF4B3A #832B20 #5A1E16 #1D0A07

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