Brick is soft, 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 | #5fc9dc |
| Complementary Color | #238c9f |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brick Color. The Texas Ranger Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Corrosion Red (#772f21) for more calm effect. Try Mexican Red Papaya as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#238c9f is the best complementary color to 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 #a03623 complementary color is Jelly Bean, 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 Prairie Sand are #9f234e and #9f7423. Thus found on the left and right of #a03623 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mexican Red and Reef Gold colors as they work well with Brick.
The split-complementary Brick palette consists of #234e9f and #239f74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#238c9f). Try St Tropaz and Jungle Green colors in combination with #a03623, 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 #a03623 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. Thus Daisy Bush and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jelly Bean, Vida Loca, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #a03623 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 tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#238c9f) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Jelly Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #239f36 and #9f238c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a03623 is made of 64% red, 22% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Brick has a hue angle of 9.12°, a saturation of 64.1% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a03623 is made of 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a03623 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,54,35) |
| RGB Percentage | 64%, 22%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.57, 49.02, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(9.12,64.1%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.12,78.13%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.2579,42.8941,35.1132) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1197,10.2333,2.7157) |