Brick Red (8A191F) — 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 #8A191F

RGB rgb(138, 25, 31)

HSL hsl(357°, 69%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:78% K:46%

Luminance 0.0601

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.38:1

Aa — #8A191F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.24:1

Aa — #8A191F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A191F #198A84

Analogous

#8A1957 #8A191F #8A4C19

Triadic

#8A191F #1F8A19 #191F8A

Split-comp.

#8A191F #198A4C #19578A

Tetradic

#8A191F #578A19 #198A84 #4C198A

Monochromatic

#E28D92 #CD3C44 #822126 #59171A #1C0708

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