#8F1402Brick Red (#8F1402) is a dark, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 31°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.159. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #8F1402 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 20, 2) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 97%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 99%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 86%, 99%, 44%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(30.3 48.5 42.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.418 0.159 31) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Brick Red is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8f0e00 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#911200 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#8f1402 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8f1503 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 9.26:1 and against black 2.27:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#de806f · #bb5443 · #8f1402 · #660700 · #340000 · #0b0000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#9e5b00 · #963f00 · #8f1402 · #760022 · #58002b · #3d002b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#be9f62 · #aa7d00 · #7e642e · #8f1402 · #630600 · #3a0000
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dcf9 · #b7796e · #84615a · #8f1402 · #531a11 · #2a0905
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f6fa · #bca29d · #5a686b · #8f1402 · #462d29 · #000406
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f8 · #bdcdd1 · #8fa2a6 · #102a2f · #00080b · #8f1402
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9f9ff · #05bdd6 · #007282 · #8f1402 · #003c46 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cfe1be · #9cc1e2 · #508480 · #536557 · #8f1402 · #160b03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dbfce2 · #66c080 · #475abf · #8f1402 · #1f2878 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf7d4 · #9cb554 · #007282 · #8f1402 · #421a6d · #000305
#A7402F · #BE6352 · #D48475 · #E9A699 · #FEC8BD
#7A0B00 · #650600 · #500300 · #3D0000 · #2B0000
#832A1C · #76372C · #684039
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.