Brick Red (8A2119) — 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 #8A2119

RGB rgb(138, 33, 25)

HSL hsl(4°, 69%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:76% Y:82% K:46%

Luminance 0.0635

WCAG Accessibility

On white 9.08:1

Aa — #8A2119

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.31:1

Aa — #8A2119

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A2119 #19828A

Analogous

#8A194A #8A2119 #8A5919

Triadic

#8A2119 #198A21 #21198A

Split-comp.

#8A2119 #198A59 #194A8A

Tetradic

#8A2119 #4A8A19 #19828A #59198A

Monochromatic

#E2938D #CD463C #822821 #591B17 #1C0907

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