Brick Red (DC4038) — 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 #DC4038

RGB rgb(220, 64, 56)

HSL hsl(3°, 70%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:75% K:14%

Luminance 0.1904

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.34:1

Aa — #DC4038

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.83:1

Aa — #DC4038

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC4038 #38D4DC

Analogous

#DC3881 #DC4038 #DC9238

Triadic

#DC4038 #38DC40 #4038DC

Split-comp.

#DC4038 #38DC92 #3881DC

Tetradic

#DC4038 #81DC38 #38D4DC #9238DC

Monochromatic

#39100E #8B2823 #D04A43 #DA726C #EAADA9

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