Brick Red (8C1717) — 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 #8C1717

RGB rgb(140, 23, 23)

HSL hsl(0°, 72%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:84% Y:84% K:45%

Luminance 0.0608

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.33:1

Aa — #8C1717

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.25:1

Aa — #8C1717

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C1717 #178C8C

Analogous

#8C1752 #8C1717 #8C5217

Triadic

#8C1717 #178C17 #17178C

Split-comp.

#8C1717 #178C52 #17528C

Tetradic

#8C1717 #528C17 #178C8C #52178C

Monochromatic

#E48B8B #D03939 #841F1F #5B1515 #1D0707

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