Brick Red (8A192A) — 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 #8A192A

RGB rgb(138, 25, 42)

HSL hsl(351°, 69%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:70% K:46%

Luminance 0.0608

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.32:1

Aa — #8A192A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.25:1

Aa — #8A192A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A192A #198A79

Analogous

#8A1962 #8A192A #8A4119

Triadic

#8A192A #2A8A19 #192A8A

Split-comp.

#8A192A #198A41 #19628A

Tetradic

#8A192A #628A19 #198A79 #41198A

Monochromatic

#E28D9A #CD3C52 #822130 #591721 #1C070A

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