Brick Red (DC3030) — 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 #DC3030

RGB rgb(220, 48, 48)

HSL hsl(0°, 71%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:78% K:14%

Luminance 0.1736

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.66:1

Aa — #DC3030

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.51:1

Aa — #DC3030

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC3030 #32DCDC

Analogous

#DC3287 #DC3030 #DC8732

Triadic

#DC3030 #32DC32 #3232DC

Split-comp.

#DC3030 #32DC87 #3287DC

Tetradic

#DC3030 #87DC32 #32DCDC #8732DC

Monochromatic

#350D0D #872121 #D03E3E #DA6767 #E9A5A5

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