Brick Red (#CB4154)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.75:1 — vs black: 4.42:1

Color values

  • HEX #CB4154
  • RGB rgb(203, 65, 84)
  • HSL hsl(351, 57%, 52%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 68, 59, 20 )
  • Websafe #CC3366

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CB4154 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Brick Red
#CB4154 Base
#41CBB8
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Brick Red
#CB4154 Base
#CB4199
#CB7341
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Brick Red
#CB4154 Base
#54CB41
#4154CB
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Brick Red
#CB4154 Base
#41CB73
#4199CB
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Brick Red
#CB4154 Base
#99CB41
#41CBB8
#7341CB
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Brick Red
#CB4154 Base
#5A1922
#962938
#B23143
#D46171
#DB7D8A
#ECB9C0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Brick Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#140507
#3A1016
#601A24
#862532
#AC2F40
Brick Red #CB4154 Base
#D46373
#DE8591
#E7A7B0
#F0C9CE
#FAEBED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CB4154. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CB4154;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CB4154;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CB4154;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CB4154,
        #41CBB8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CB4154,
        #41CBB8
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$brick-red: #CB4154;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$brick-red-r: 203;
$brick-red-g: 65;
$brick-red-b: 84;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $brick-red;
    color: rgba($brick-red-r, $brick-red-g, $brick-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Brick Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CB4154 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7F7F4E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5E5E55 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #CA4444 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #737373 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Brick Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Brick Red #CB4154 Base
Dark Terra Cotta #CC4E5C ΔE 2.71
French Raspberry #C72C48 ΔE 3.82
Bittersweet Shimmer #BF4F51 ΔE 4.09
Popstar #BE4F62 ΔE 4.40

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.