Brick Red (9F2E40) — 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 #9F2E40

RGB rgb(159, 46, 64)

HSL hsl(350°, 55%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:60% K:38%

Luminance 0.0952

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.15:1

Aa — #9F2E40

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.94:1

Aa — #9F2E40

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9F2E40 #2E9E8B

Analogous

#9E2E79 #9F2E40 #9E532E

Triadic

#9F2E40 #419E2E #2E419E

Split-comp.

#9F2E40 #2E9E53 #2E799E

Tetradic

#9F2E40 #799E2E #2E9E8B #532E9E

Monochromatic

#E3B5BD #C76B7A #943847 #6F2A36 #37151B

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