Brick Red (891A1A) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brick Red"

Red · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Brick Red pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #891A1A

RGB rgb(137, 26, 26)

HSL hsl(0°, 68%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:81% Y:81% K:46%

Luminance 0.0594

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.43:1

Aa — #891A1A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.23:1

Aa — #891A1A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#891A1A #1A8989

Analogous

#891A52 #891A1A #89521A

Triadic

#891A1A #1A891A #1A1A89

Split-comp.

#891A1A #1A8952 #1A5289

Tetradic

#891A1A #52891A #1A8989 #521A89

Monochromatic

#E18E8E #CC3E3E #812222 #591818 #1C0707

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