Brick Red (8B2B18) — 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 #8B2B18

RGB rgb(139, 43, 24)

HSL hsl(10°, 71%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:69% Y:83% K:45%

Luminance 0.0706

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.55:1

Aa — #8B2B18

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.46:1

Aa — #8B2B18

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B2B18 #18788C

Analogous

#8C183E #8B2B18 #8C6518

Triadic

#8B2B18 #188C2B #2B188C

Split-comp.

#8B2B18 #188C65 #183E8C

Tetradic

#8B2B18 #3E8C18 #18788C #65188C

Monochromatic

#E39B8C #CF533A #833020 #5A2116 #1D0B07

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