Brick Red (DC403B) — 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 #DC403B

RGB rgb(220, 64, 59)

HSL hsl(2°, 70%, 55%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:73% K:14%

Luminance 0.1907

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.34:1

Aa — #DC403B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.84:1

Aa — #DC403B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC403B #3CD7DD

Analogous

#DD3C87 #DC403B #DD923C

Triadic

#DC403B #3CDD41 #413CDD

Split-comp.

#DC403B #3CDD92 #3C87DD

Tetradic

#DC403B #87DD3C #3CD7DD #923CDD

Monochromatic

#3D110F #8F2724 #D14C47 #DB7470 #EBAFAD

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