Brick Red (8C241E) — 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 #8C241E

RGB rgb(140, 36, 30)

HSL hsl(3°, 65%, 33%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:79% K:45%

Luminance 0.0671

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.8:1

Aa — #8C241E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.39:1

Aa — #8C241E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C241E #1D858B

Analogous

#8B1D4F #8C241E #8B5A1D

Triadic

#8C241E #1D8B23 #231D8B

Split-comp.

#8C241E #1D8B5A #1D4F8B

Tetradic

#8C241E #4F8B1D #1D858B #5A1D8B

Monochromatic

#E09894 #C94C45 #822A26 #5B1E1A #200A09

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