Brick Red (B52421) — 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 #B52421

RGB rgb(181, 36, 33)

HSL hsl(1°, 69%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:82% K:29%

Luminance 0.1105

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.48:1

Aa — #B52421

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.24:1

Aa — #B52421

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B52421 #21B3B5

Analogous

#B52169 #B52421 #B56E21

Triadic

#B52421 #21B524 #2421B5

Split-comp.

#B52421 #21B56E #2169B5

Tetradic

#B52421 #69B521 #21B3B5 #6E21B5

Monochromatic

#ECB7B6 #D76765 #AA2E2C #822321 #451312

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