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#854442 · Brick Red
Click to copy#854442 is a medium, muted red color, closest to Brick Red and near Brick Red and Chestnut. In OKLCH it has 47% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 23°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #854442 a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.
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HEX
#854442RGB
rgb(133, 68, 66)HSL
hsl(2, 34%, 39%)CMYK
0, 49, 50, 48CSS var
--brick-redContrast
7.23:1 white · 2.9:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #854442
White text passes WCAG AA on #854442 (7.23:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #854442 with its analogous neighbors #854261 and #856642; for contrast use its complement #428385 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--brick-red: #854442;
$brick-red: #854442;
colors: { 'brick-red': '#854442' }