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#8C2F45 · Brick Red
Click to copy#8C2F45 is a medium, moderately saturated red color, closest to Brick Red and near Brick Red and Wine. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 10°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #8C2F45 a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.
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HEX
#8C2F45RGB
rgb(140, 47, 69)HSL
hsl(346, 50%, 37%)CMYK
0, 66, 51, 45CSS var
--brick-redContrast
8.05:1 white · 2.61:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #8C2F45
White text passes WCAG AA on #8C2F45 (8.05:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #8C2F45 with its analogous neighbors #8E2F74 and #8E482F; for contrast use its complement #2F8E78 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--brick-red: #8C2F45;
$brick-red: #8C2F45;
colors: { 'brick-red': '#8C2F45' }