Brick Red (DC3D38) — 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 #DC3D38

RGB rgb(220, 61, 56)

HSL hsl(2°, 70%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:72% Y:75% K:14%

Luminance 0.187

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.4:1

Aa — #DC3D38

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.77:1

Aa — #DC3D38

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC3D38 #38D6DC

Analogous

#DC3884 #DC3D38 #DC8F38

Triadic

#DC3D38 #38DC3D #3D38DC

Split-comp.

#DC3D38 #38DC8F #3884DC

Tetradic

#DC3D38 #84DC38 #38D6DC #8F38DC

Monochromatic

#39100E #8B2623 #D04843 #DA706C #EAABA9

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