Brick Red (DC393B) — 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 #DC393B

RGB rgb(220, 57, 59)

HSL hsl(359°, 70%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:73% K:14%

Luminance 0.183

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.48:1

Aa — #DC393B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.69:1

Aa — #DC393B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC393B #38DCD9

Analogous

#DC388C #DC393B #DC8738

Triadic

#DC393B #3ADC38 #383ADC

Split-comp.

#DC393B #38DC87 #388CDC

Tetradic

#DC393B #8CDC38 #38DCD9 #8738DC

Monochromatic

#390E0F #8B2324 #D04346 #DA6C6E #EAA9AA

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