Brick Red (120403) — 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 #120403

RGB rgb(18, 4, 3)

HSL hsl(4°, 71%, 4%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:83% K:93%

Luminance 0.0007

WCAG Accessibility

On white 20.11:1

Aa — #120403

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.04:1

Aa — #120403

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#120403 #031011

Analogous

#110309 #120403 #110B03

Triadic

#120403 #031104 #040311

Split-comp.

#120403 #03110B #030911

Tetradic

#120403 #091103 #031011 #0B0311

Monochromatic

#B5352C #631D18 #100504 #000000 #000000

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