#93253E · Brick Red

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#93253E is a medium, moderately saturated red color, closest to Brick Red and near Brick Red and Cranberry. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness and 0.15 chroma at hue 12°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #93253E a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#93253E
RGBrgb(147, 37, 62)
HSLhsl(346, 60%, 36%)
CMYK0, 75, 58, 42
CSS var--brick-red
Contrast8.16:1 white · 2.57:1 black

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How to use #93253E

White text passes WCAG AA on #93253E (8.16:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #93253E with its analogous neighbors #932576 and #934225; for contrast use its complement #259379 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

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