Brick Red (972B3D) — 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 #972B3D

RGB rgb(151, 43, 61)

HSL hsl(350°, 56%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:72% Y:60% K:41%

Luminance 0.0845

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.7:1

Aa — #972B3D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.73:1

Aa — #972B3D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#972B3D #2B9785

Analogous

#972B73 #972B3D #974F2B

Triadic

#972B3D #3D972B #2B3D97

Split-comp.

#972B3D #2B974F #2B7397

Tetradic

#972B3D #73972B #2B9785 #4F2B97

Monochromatic

#E1ADB6 #C56373 #8D3443 #682732 #301217

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