Brick Red is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #70ebfd |
| Complementary Color | #017c8f |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brick Red Color. The Harlock's Cape color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cowpeas (#661100) for more energetic effect. Try Red Prayer Flag as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#017c8f is the best complementary color to Brick Red. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8f1402 complementary color is Blue Lagoon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Red Berry are #8f0136 and #8f5a01. Thus found on the left and right of #8f1402 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paprika and Brown colors as they work well with Brick Red.
The split-complementary Brick Red palette consists of #01368f and #018f5a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#017c8f). Try Smalt and Deep Sea colors in combination with #8f1402, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8f1402 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brick Red. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brick Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Lagoon, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f1402 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brick Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#017c8f) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fresh Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Lagoon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #018f14 and #8f017c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f1402 is made of 87% red, 12% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Brick Red has a hue angle of 7.66°, a saturation of 97.24% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f1402 is made of 0% cyan, 48.24% magenta, 55.3% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f1402 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,20,2) |
| RGB Percentage | 87%, 12%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 48.24, 55.3, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(7.66,97.24%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.66,98.6%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.2651,48.5159,42.5805) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5888,6.3443,0.6712) |