Brick Red (BE2C19) — 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 #BE2C19

RGB rgb(190, 44, 25)

HSL hsl(7°, 77%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:87% K:25%

Luminance 0.1267

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.89:1

Aa — #BE2C19

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.56:1

Aa — #BE2C19

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BE2C19 #19AABE

Analogous

#BE1958 #BE2C19 #BE7E19

Triadic

#BE2C19 #19BE2C #2C19BE

Split-comp.

#BE2C19 #19BE7E #1958BE

Tetradic

#BE2C19 #58BE19 #19AABE #7E19BE

Monochromatic

#F0BAB2 #DF6C5D #B33423 #88281B #48150E

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