Brick Red (851E2E) — 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 #851E2E

RGB rgb(133, 30, 46)

HSL hsl(351°, 63%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:65% K:48%

Luminance 0.0589

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.45:1

Aa — #851E2E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.22:1

Aa — #851E2E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#851E2E #1E8576

Analogous

#851E61 #851E2E #85421E

Triadic

#851E2E #2E851E #1E2E85

Split-comp.

#851E2E #1E8542 #1E6185

Tetradic

#851E2E #61851E #1E8576 #421E85

Monochromatic

#DD929D #C54457 #7D2633 #561A23 #1B080B

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