Brick Red (8D2848) — 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 #8D2848

RGB rgb(141, 40, 72)

HSL hsl(341°, 56%, 35%)

CMYK C:0% M:72% Y:49% K:45%

Luminance 0.0744

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.3:1

Aa — #8D2848

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.53:1

Aa — #8D2848

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D2848 #278B6C

Analogous

#8B2779 #8D2848 #8B3A27

Triadic

#8D2848 #478B27 #27478B

Split-comp.

#8D2848 #278B3A #27798B

Tetradic

#8D2848 #798B27 #278B6C #3A278B

Monochromatic

#DDA2B4 #C15779 #82304A #5D2235 #250E15

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