Brick Red (C3293B) — 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 #C3293B

RGB rgb(195, 41, 59)

HSL hsl(353°, 65%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:70% K:24%

Luminance 0.1335

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.67:1

Aa — #C3293B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.7:1

Aa — #C3293B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C3293B #29C2B0

Analogous

#C22987 #C3293B #C26429

Triadic

#C3293B #3BC229 #293BC2

Split-comp.

#C3293B #29C264 #2987C2

Tetradic

#C3293B #87C229 #29C2B0 #6429C2

Monochromatic

#EFC8CC #D87984 #B63544 #8E2935 #53181F

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