Brick Red (B53A21) — 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 #B53A21

RGB rgb(181, 58, 33)

HSL hsl(10°, 69%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:68% Y:82% K:29%

Luminance 0.1283

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.85:1

Aa — #B53A21

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.59:1

Aa — #B53A21

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B53A21 #219CB5

Analogous

#B52152 #B53A21 #B58421

Triadic

#B53A21 #21B53A #3A21B5

Split-comp.

#B53A21 #21B584 #2152B5

Tetradic

#B53A21 #52B521 #219CB5 #8421B5

Monochromatic

#ECBFB6 #D77865 #AA412C #823221 #451A12

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