Brick Red (891A17) — 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 #891A17

RGB rgb(137, 26, 23)

HSL hsl(2°, 71%, 31%)

CMYK C:0% M:81% Y:83% K:46%

Luminance 0.0593

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.44:1

Aa — #891A17

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.22:1

Aa — #891A17

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#891A17 #178387

Analogous

#87174B #891A17 #875317

Triadic

#891A17 #17871B #1B1787

Split-comp.

#891A17 #178753 #174B87

Tetradic

#891A17 #4B8717 #178387 #531787

Monochromatic

#E28B88 #CE3B36 #7F221F #561715 #190706

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