Brick Red (BB1F30) — 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 #BB1F30

RGB rgb(187, 31, 48)

HSL hsl(353°, 72%, 43%)

CMYK C:0% M:83% Y:74% K:27%

Luminance 0.1162

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.27:1

Aa — #BB1F30

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.35:1

Aa — #BB1F30

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BB1F30 #1FBDAA

Analogous

#BD1F80 #BB1F30 #BD5B1F

Triadic

#BB1F30 #31BD1F #1F31BD

Split-comp.

#BB1F30 #1FBD5B #1F80BD

Tetradic

#BB1F30 #80BD1F #1FBDAA #5B1FBD

Monochromatic

#EFB9BF #DB6674 #B22A3A #88202C #4A1118

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