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#8C3B2A · Brick Red
Click to copy#8C3B2A is a medium, moderately saturated red color, closest to Brick Red and near Brick Red and Chestnut. In OKLCH it has 46% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 33°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #8C3B2A a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.
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HEX
#8C3B2ARGB
rgb(140, 59, 42)HSL
hsl(10, 54%, 36%)CMYK
0, 58, 70, 45CSS var
--brick-redContrast
7.57:1 white · 2.77:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #8C3B2A
White text passes WCAG AA on #8C3B2A (7.57:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #8C3B2A with its analogous neighbors #8D2A4B and #8D6C2A; for contrast use its complement #2A7D8D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--brick-red: #8C3B2A;
$brick-red: #8C3B2A;
colors: { 'brick-red': '#8C3B2A' }