Brick Red (#CB4154)

The hex code for Brick Red is #CB4154. It is rgb(203, 65, 84) in RGB, hsl(352, 57%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 59%, 20%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB4154

HEX#CB4154

RGBrgb(203, 65, 84)

HSLhsl(352, 57%, 53%)

HSVhsv(352, 68%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 59%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.174 16.6)

LABlab(49.02% 56.04 21.49)

LCHlch(49.02% 60.02 20.98)

Colors Closest to Brick Red

Brick Red is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Strawberry Red#C83F49ΔE 5.36 Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 5.42 Watermelon Red#BF4147ΔE 6.69 French Raspberry#C72C48ΔE 6.78 English Vermillion#CC474BΔE 7.07 Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 8.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CB4154 Channel Values

How Brick Red breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 203 · G 65 · B 84	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 352° · S 57% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 352° · S 68% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 68% · Y 59% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Brick Red background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Brick Red

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Brick Red; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Brick Red

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Brick Red Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CB4154

Protanopia#6B6B53

Protanomaly#9B5D53

Deuteranopia#85854D

Deuteranomaly#A57050

Tritanopia#CA4444

Tritanomaly#CB434B

Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #CB4154 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--brick-red: #CB4154;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB4154;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'brick-red': '#CB4154' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.255, blue: 0.329)

Android XML<color name="brick_red">#CB4154</color>

SVG fillfill="#CB4154"

More Red Colors

Brick Red sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cb6d51 c95a49 cc0000 c83f49 cc0022 c80815 cc0033 c73333 cc3333 c72c48 cc3336 c7001e db1600 e95c4b f5e2e2 fe6f5e ff4747 ffa089 ffe1db 400c0c 663333 841b2d 9e0000 b76e79

#CB4154 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Brick Red?

The hex code for Brick Red is #CB4154. That is rgb(203, 65, 84) in RGB, hsl(352, 57%, 53%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 59%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #CB4154?

#CB4154 is rgb(203, 65, 84) — red 203, green 65, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB4154?

#CB4154 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 59%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB4154 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CB4154 scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB4154 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB4154 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.52, which is visibly different.

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