Brick Red (AC2A40) — 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 #AC2A40

RGB rgb(172, 42, 64)

HSL hsl(350°, 61%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:76% Y:63% K:33%

Luminance 0.1064

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.65:1

Aa — #AC2A40

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.16:1

Aa — #AC2A40

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AC2A40 #2AAC97

Analogous

#AC2A81 #AC2A40 #AC552A

Triadic

#AC2A40 #40AC2A #2A40AC

Split-comp.

#AC2A40 #2AAC55 #2A81AC

Tetradic

#AC2A40 #81AC2A #2AAC97 #552AAC

Monochromatic

#E9BAC1 #D06D7D #A23447 #7B2836 #41151D

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