Brick Red (C42013) — 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 #C42013

RGB rgb(196, 32, 19)

HSL hsl(4°, 82%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:84% Y:90% K:23%

Luminance 0.1268

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.89:1

Aa — #C42013

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.56:1

Aa — #C42013

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C42013 #13B7C3

Analogous

#C3135F #C42013 #C37713

Triadic

#C42013 #13C31F #1F13C3

Split-comp.

#C42013 #13C377 #135FC3

Tetradic

#C42013 #5FC313 #13B7C3 #7713C3

Monochromatic

#F2B4B0 #E46258 #B8281E #8C1F17 #4B100C

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