#8B3A3A · Brick Red
Click to copy#8B3A3A is a medium, muted red color, closest to Brick Red and near Chestnut and Cedar. In OKLCH it has 46% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 22°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #8B3A3A a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands.
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#8B3A3ARGB
rgb(139, 58, 58)HSL
hsl(0, 41%, 39%)CMYK
0, 58, 58, 45CSS var
--brick-redContrast
7.6:1 white · 2.76:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #8B3A3A
White text passes WCAG AA on #8B3A3A (7.6:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #8B3A3A with its analogous neighbors #8C3B63 and #8C633B; for contrast use its complement #3B8C8C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--brick-red: #8B3A3A;
$brick-red: #8B3A3A;
colors: { 'brick-red': '#8B3A3A' }