Brick Red (B7271F) — 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 #B7271F

RGB rgb(183, 39, 31)

HSL hsl(3°, 71%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:83% K:28%

Luminance 0.1147

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.32:1

Aa — #B7271F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.32:1

Aa — #B7271F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B7271F #1FB0B7

Analogous

#B71F63 #B7271F #B7731F

Triadic

#B7271F #1FB727 #271FB7

Split-comp.

#B7271F #1FB773 #1F63B7

Tetradic

#B7271F #63B71F #1FB0B7 #731FB7

Monochromatic

#EDB8B5 #D96963 #AC302A #832520 #461411

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