Brick Red (A02E49) — 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 #A02E49

RGB rgb(160, 46, 73)

HSL hsl(346°, 55%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:54% K:37%

Luminance 0.0974

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.04:1

Aa — #A02E49

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.98:1

Aa — #A02E49

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A02E49 #2E9E84

Analogous

#9E2E80 #A02E49 #9E4C2E

Triadic

#A02E49 #489E2E #2E489E

Split-comp.

#A02E49 #2E9E4C #2E809E

Tetradic

#A02E49 #809E2E #2E9E84 #4C2E9E

Monochromatic

#E3B5C0 #C76B81 #94384E #6F2A3A #37151D

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