Brick red
#CB4154
Brick red (#CB4154) is a medium, moderately saturated red colour, warm. In RGB it is 203 red, 65 green and 84 blue; in HSL its hue is 352°, its saturation 57% and its lightness 53%. For print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 59% yellow and 20% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Red is the colour of energy, urgency and appetite, which is why it is on so many food, sport and sale signs. It is the most common colour in brand logos after blue and black.
Text on brick red
White text on brick red has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and passes AA; black text has 4.42:1 and passes AA for large text only. White text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 4.75:1
Black text · 4.42:1
Tints and shades of brick red
Colour palettes with brick red
Brands with a brick red logo
Brand colours close to #CB4154, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to brick red
Use brick red in CSS
.button {
background-color: #CB4154;
color: #FFFFFF;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of red.