Brick Red (240805) — 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 #240805

RGB rgb(36, 8, 5)

HSL hsl(6°, 76%, 8%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:86% K:86%

Luminance 0.0032

WCAG Accessibility

On white 18.89:1

Aa — #240805

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.11:1

Aa — #240805

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#240805 #052124

Analogous

#240511 #240805 #241805

Triadic

#240805 #052408 #080524

Split-comp.

#240805 #052418 #051124

Tetradic

#240805 #112405 #052124 #180524

Monochromatic

#CB3A2A #772218 #220A07 #000000 #000000

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