Brick Red (8C1917) — 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 #8C1917

RGB rgb(140, 25, 23)

HSL hsl(1°, 72%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:84% K:45%

Luminance 0.0615

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.27:1

Aa — #8C1917

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.27:1

Aa — #8C1917

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C1917 #178A8C

Analogous

#8C1750 #8C1917 #8C5417

Triadic

#8C1917 #178C19 #19178C

Split-comp.

#8C1917 #178C54 #17508C

Tetradic

#8C1917 #508C17 #178A8C #54178C

Monochromatic

#E48D8B #D03B39 #84211F #5B1615 #1D0707

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