Brick Red (C8140E) — 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 #C8140E

RGB rgb(200, 20, 14)

HSL hsl(2°, 87%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:90% Y:93% K:22%

Luminance 0.1273

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.9:1

Aa — #C8140E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.56:1

Aa — #C8140E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C8140E #0EC2C8

Analogous

#C80E65 #C8140E #C8710E

Triadic

#C8140E #0EC814 #140EC8

Split-comp.

#C8140E #0EC871 #0E65C8

Tetradic

#C8140E #65C80E #0EC2C8 #710EC8

Monochromatic

#F4B0AE #E95853 #BE1E19 #901713 #4D0C0A

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