Brick Color
Brick is a red color with hex code #A03623. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with brick, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Brick Color Values
What Does Brick Mean?
Brick belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Brick sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Brick is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: deep reddish orange, #AA381E).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Brick
Brick and #238C9F are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #9F234E and #9F7423, which sit beside brick on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair brick with triadic partners #239F35 and #35239F. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Brownish Red —
#9E3623(Delta E 1) - Prairie Sand —
#9A3820(Delta E 3) - Cognac —
#9F381D(Delta E 4) - Roof Terracotta —
#A62F20(Delta E 5) - Red Brown —
#8B2E16(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A03623; }
.background { background-color: #A03623; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A03623; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A0362340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for brick?
Brick has the hex code #A03623. In RGB notation it is rgb(160, 54, 35), in HSL it is hsl(9, 64%, 38%), and its OKLCH value is 0.484, 0.144, 32.4.
What does the color brick mean?
Red-family colors like brick carry distinct psychological associations. Brick belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Brick sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with brick?
Brick has three easy routes: its complement #238C9F for punch, its neighbors #9F234E and #9F7423 for something calmer, or triadic partners #239F35 and #35239F when you want energy.
Is brick a standard web color?
No — Brick is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #A03623 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make brick lighter or darker?
To lighten brick, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F6DAD5 (lightest tint) to #190806 (darkest shade).
About Brick
Brick is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A03623 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.