Brick Red (B4244B) — 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 #B4244B

RGB rgb(180, 36, 75)

HSL hsl(344°, 67%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:58% K:29%

Luminance 0.1133

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.37:1

Aa — #B4244B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.29:1

Aa — #B4244B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B4244B #23B38D

Analogous

#B32391 #B4244B #B34523

Triadic

#B4244B #4AB323 #234AB3

Split-comp.

#B4244B #23B345 #2391B3

Tetradic

#B4244B #91B323 #23B38D #4523B3

Monochromatic

#EBB7C5 #D56784 #A82E4F #80233C #441320

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