Brick Red (9E2B40) — 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 #9E2B40

RGB rgb(158, 43, 64)

HSL hsl(349°, 57%, 39%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:59% K:38%

Luminance 0.0919

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.31:1

Aa — #9E2B40

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.87:1

Aa — #9E2B40

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9E2B40 #2B9C87

Analogous

#9C2B78 #9E2B40 #9C4F2B

Triadic

#9E2B40 #409C2B #2B409C

Split-comp.

#9E2B40 #2B9C4F #2B789C

Tetradic

#9E2B40 #789C2B #2B9C87 #4F2B9C

Monochromatic

#E3B0BA #C86577 #923546 #6D2734 #341319

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