Brick Red (B0211A) — 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 #B0211A

RGB rgb(176, 33, 26)

HSL hsl(3°, 74%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:81% Y:85% K:31%

Luminance 0.1025

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.82:1

Aa — #B0211A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.08:1

Aa — #B0211A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B0211A #1BAAB1

Analogous

#B11B5E #B0211A #B16E1B

Triadic

#B0211A #1BB122 #221BB1

Split-comp.

#B0211A #1BB16E #1B5EB1

Tetradic

#B0211A #5EB11B #1BAAB1 #6E1BB1

Monochromatic

#EDAFAB #DA5E58 #A72B25 #7D201C #3F100E

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