Brick Red (981C1B) — 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 #981C1B

RGB rgb(152, 28, 27)

HSL hsl(0°, 70%, 35%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:82% K:40%

Luminance 0.0742

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.34:1

Aa — #981C1B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.52:1

Aa — #981C1B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#981C1B #1B9898

Analogous

#981B59 #981C1B #98591B

Triadic

#981C1B #1B981B #1B1B98

Split-comp.

#981C1B #1B9859 #1B5998

Tetradic

#981C1B #59981B #1B9898 #591B98

Monochromatic

#E69999 #D14747 #8F2424 #661A1A #290A0A

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