Brick Red (BB2B1B) — 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 #BB2B1B

RGB rgb(187, 43, 27)

HSL hsl(6°, 75%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:86% K:27%

Luminance 0.1222

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.04:1

Aa — #BB2B1B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.47:1

Aa — #BB2B1B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BB2B1B #1BABBB

Analogous

#BB1B5B #BB2B1B #BB7B1B

Triadic

#BB2B1B #1BBB2B #2B1BBB

Split-comp.

#BB2B1B #1BBB7B #1B5BBB

Tetradic

#BB2B1B #5BBB1B #1BABBB #7B1BBB

Monochromatic

#EFB9B3 #DD6C5F #B13325 #87271D #48150F

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