Brick Red (DD2D23) — 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 #DD2D23

RGB rgb(221, 45, 35)

HSL hsl(3°, 73%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:84% K:13%

Luminance 0.1718

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.69:1

Aa — #DD2D23

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.47:1

Aa — #DD2D23

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD2D23 #22D3DD

Analogous

#DD2276 #DD2D23 #DD8922

Triadic

#DD2D23 #22DD2C #2C22DD

Split-comp.

#DD2D23 #22DD89 #2276DD

Tetradic

#DD2D23 #76DD22 #22D3DD #8922DD

Monochromatic

#2A0B09 #7D211C #D0372F #D95F59 #E79B97

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