Brick Red (B9321D) — 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 #B9321D

RGB rgb(185, 50, 29)

HSL hsl(8°, 73%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:84% K:27%

Luminance 0.1254

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.94:1

Aa — #B9321D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.54:1

Aa — #B9321D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B9321D #1DA4B9

Analogous

#B91D56 #B9321D #B9801D

Triadic

#B9321D #1DB932 #321DB9

Split-comp.

#B9321D #1DB980 #1D56B9

Tetradic

#B9321D #56B91D #1DA4B9 #801DB9

Monochromatic

#EEBCB4 #DB7161 #AF3A28 #852C1E #471710

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