Brick Red (8B1C18) — 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 #8B1C18

RGB rgb(139, 28, 24)

HSL hsl(2°, 71%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:83% K:45%

Luminance 0.0619

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.22:1

Aa — #8B1C18

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.28:1

Aa — #8B1C18

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B1C18 #18888C

Analogous

#8C184E #8B1C18 #8C5518

Triadic

#8B1C18 #188C1C #1C188C

Split-comp.

#8B1C18 #188C55 #184E8C

Tetradic

#8B1C18 #4E8C18 #18888C #55188C

Monochromatic

#E38F8C #CF3F3A #832320 #5A1816 #1D0807

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