Brick Red (722222) — 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 #722222

RGB rgb(114, 34, 34)

HSL hsl(0°, 54%, 29%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:70% K:55%

Luminance 0.0455

WCAG Accessibility

On white 10.67:1

Aa — #722222

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.97:1

Aa — #722222

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#722222 #227272

Analogous

#72224A #722222 #724A22

Triadic

#722222 #227222 #222272

Split-comp.

#722222 #22724A #224A72

Tetradic

#722222 #4A7222 #227272 #4A2272

Monochromatic

#D38D8D #B44646 #6A2929 #461B1B #0F0606

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