Brick Red (DB3229) — 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 #DB3229

RGB rgb(219, 50, 41)

HSL hsl(3°, 71%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:81% K:14%

Luminance 0.1733

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.67:1

Aa — #DB3229

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.5:1

Aa — #DB3229

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DB3229 #29D2DB

Analogous

#DB2979 #DB3229 #DB8B29

Triadic

#DB3229 #29DB32 #3229DB

Split-comp.

#DB3229 #29DB8B #2979DB

Tetradic

#DB3229 #79DB29 #29D2DB #8B29DB

Monochromatic

#2D0D0B #7F241F #CE3D36 #D8655F #E7A09C

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