Old Brick is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #6fe1e1 |
| Complementary Color | #1e8f90 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Brick Color. The Firebrick color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Carnelian (#b31b1b) for more energetic effect. Try Edocha as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1e8f90 is the best complementary color to Old Brick. 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 #901e1e complementary color is Elm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Brick are #901e57 and #90571e. Thus found on the left and right of #901e1e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Disco and Rope colors as they work well with Old Brick.
The split-complementary Old Brick palette consists of #1e5690 and #1e9057 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1e8f90). Try Matisse and Eucalyptus colors in combination with #901e1e, 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 #901e1e offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Brick. Thus Jacksons Purple and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Elm, Vida Loca, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #901e1e square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Brick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#1e8f90) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Elm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1e901e and #901e8f.
In a RGB color space, hex #901e1e is made of 71% red, 15% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Old Brick has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 65.52% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #901e1e is made of 0% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #901e1e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,30,30) |
| RGB Percentage | 71%, 15%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 44.71, 44.71, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(0,65.52%,34.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,79.17%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.6964,46.6321,30.1147) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2002,6.9516,1.9271) |