Brick Red (8A191B) — 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 #8A191B

RGB rgb(138, 25, 27)

HSL hsl(359°, 69%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:80% K:46%

Luminance 0.0599

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.39:1

Aa — #8A191B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.24:1

Aa — #8A191B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A191B #198A88

Analogous

#8A1953 #8A191B #8A5019

Triadic

#8A191B #1B8A19 #191B8A

Split-comp.

#8A191B #198A50 #19538A

Tetradic

#8A191B #538A19 #198A88 #50198A

Monochromatic

#E28D8F #CD3C3F #822123 #591718 #1C0708

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