Brick Red (3C100B) — 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 #3C100B

RGB rgb(60, 16, 11)

HSL hsl(6°, 69%, 14%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:82% K:76%

Luminance 0.0105

WCAG Accessibility

On white 16.52:1

Aa — #3C100B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.27:1

Aa — #3C100B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#3C100B #0B373C

Analogous

#3C0B1F #3C100B #3C290B

Triadic

#3C100B #0B3C10 #100B3C

Split-comp.

#3C100B #0B3C29 #0B1F3C

Tetradic

#3C100B #1F3C0B #0B373C #290B3C

Monochromatic

#CF5244 #8A2E24 #39130F #100504 #000000

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