Brick Red (CA2327) — 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 #CA2327

RGB rgb(202, 35, 39)

HSL hsl(359°, 70%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:83% Y:81% K:21%

Luminance 0.1376

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.55:1

Aa — #CA2327

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.78:1

Aa — #CA2327

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CA2327 #23C7C5

Analogous

#C72378 #CA2327 #C77323

Triadic

#CA2327 #26C723 #2326C7

Split-comp.

#CA2327 #23C773 #2378C7

Tetradic

#CA2327 #78C723 #23C7C5 #7323C7

Monochromatic

#F1C6C7 #DC7476 #BC2F31 #932527 #561516

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