Brick Red (B7272A) — 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 #B7272A

RGB rgb(183, 39, 42)

HSL hsl(359°, 65%, 44%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:77% K:28%

Luminance 0.1153

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.29:1

Aa — #B7272A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.34:1

Aa — #B7272A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B7272A #27B9B7

Analogous

#B92773 #B7272A #B96E27

Triadic

#B7272A #2AB927 #272AB9

Split-comp.

#B7272A #27B96E #2773B9

Tetradic

#B7272A #73B927 #27B9B7 #6E27B9

Monochromatic

#EDC0C1 #D67172 #AE3235 #862729 #4B1617

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