Brick Red (B5242B) — 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 #B5242B

RGB rgb(181, 36, 43)

HSL hsl(357°, 67%, 43%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:76% K:29%

Luminance 0.1111

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.46:1

Aa — #B5242B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.25:1

Aa — #B5242B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5242B #24B7B0

Analogous

#B72475 #B5242B #B76624

Triadic

#B5242B #2CB724 #242CB7

Split-comp.

#B5242B #24B766 #2475B7

Tetradic

#B5242B #75B724 #24B7B0 #6624B7

Monochromatic

#ECBBBD #D66B70 #AC2F35 #842429 #481416

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