Brick Red (C42A27) — 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 #C42A27

RGB rgb(196, 42, 39)

HSL hsl(1°, 67%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:80% K:23%

Luminance 0.1338

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.66:1

Aa — #C42A27

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.71:1

Aa — #C42A27

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C42A27 #27C1C4

Analogous

#C42773 #C42A27 #C47827

Triadic

#C42A27 #27C429 #2927C4

Split-comp.

#C42A27 #27C478 #2773C4

Tetradic

#C42A27 #73C427 #27C1C4 #7827C4

Monochromatic

#F0C8C7 #DA7977 #B83532 #902927 #541817

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