Brick Red (DA4545) — 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 #DA4545

RGB rgb(218, 69, 69)

HSL hsl(0°, 67%, 56%)

CMYK C:0% M:68% Y:68% K:15%

Luminance 0.195

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.27:1

Aa — #DA4545

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.92:1

Aa — #DA4545

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DA4545 #44DADA

Analogous

#DA448F #DA4545 #DA8F44

Triadic

#DA4545 #44DA44 #4444DA

Split-comp.

#DA4545 #44DA8F #448FDA

Tetradic

#DA4545 #8FDA44 #44DADA #8F44DA

Monochromatic

#401212 #902727 #CF4F4F #DA7777 #EAB3B3

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