Brick Red (DB4540) — 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 #DB4540

RGB rgb(219, 69, 64)

HSL hsl(2°, 68%, 55%)

CMYK C:0% M:68% Y:71% K:14%

Luminance 0.1959

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.25:1

Aa — #DB4540

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.94:1

Aa — #DB4540

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DB4540 #3ED5DA

Analogous

#DA3E87 #DB4540 #DA913E

Triadic

#DB4540 #3EDA43 #433EDA

Split-comp.

#DB4540 #3EDA91 #3E87DA

Tetradic

#DB4540 #87DA3E #3ED5DA #913EDA

Monochromatic

#3C1210 #8D2925 #CF4E4A #DA7572 #EAB0AE

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