#7C3A2D · Brick Red

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#7C3A2D is a medium, moderately saturated red color, closest to Brick Red and near Brick Red and Wine. In OKLCH it has 43% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 33°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #7C3A2D a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#7C3A2D
RGBrgb(124, 58, 45)
HSLhsl(10, 47%, 33%)
CMYK0, 53, 64, 51
CSS var--brick-red
Contrast8.4:1 white · 2.5:1 black

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How to use #7C3A2D

White text passes WCAG AA on #7C3A2D (8.4:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #7C3A2D with its analogous neighbors #7C2D47 and #7C612D; for contrast use its complement #2D6F7C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--brick-red: #7C3A2D;

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