Brick Red (A82E2E) — 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 #A82E2E

RGB rgb(168, 46, 46)

HSL hsl(0°, 57%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:73% K:34%

Luminance 0.1031

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.78:1

Aa — #A82E2E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.1:1

Aa — #A82E2E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A82E2E #2EA8A8

Analogous

#A82E6B #A82E2E #A86B2E

Triadic

#A82E2E #2EA82E #2E2EA8

Split-comp.

#A82E2E #2EA86B #2E6BA8

Tetradic

#A82E2E #6BA82E #2EA8A8 #6B2EA8

Monochromatic

#E7BCBC #CC7171 #9D3939 #782B2B #401717

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