Brick Red (BB2B42) — 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 #BB2B42

RGB rgb(187, 43, 66)

HSL hsl(350°, 63%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:65% K:27%

Luminance 0.1254

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.94:1

Aa — #BB2B42

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.54:1

Aa — #BB2B42

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BB2B42 #2ABBA3

Analogous

#BB2A8B #BB2B42 #BB5B2A

Triadic

#BB2B42 #43BB2A #2A43BB

Split-comp.

#BB2B42 #2ABB5B #2A8BBB

Tetradic

#BB2B42 #8BBB2A #2ABBA3 #5B2ABB

Monochromatic

#EDC4CB #D57686 #B0364A #892A3A #4E1821

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