Brick Red (A8322E) — 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 #A8322E

RGB rgb(168, 50, 46)

HSL hsl(2°, 57%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:73% K:34%

Luminance 0.1064

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.64:1

Aa — #A8322E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.16:1

Aa — #A8322E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A8322E #2EA4A8

Analogous

#A82E67 #A8322E #A86F2E

Triadic

#A8322E #2EA832 #322EA8

Split-comp.

#A8322E #2EA86F #2E67A8

Tetradic

#A8322E #67A82E #2EA4A8 #6F2EA8

Monochromatic

#E7BDBC #CC7471 #9D3C39 #782E2B #401817

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