Brick Red (A5161E) — 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 #A5161E

RGB rgb(165, 22, 30)

HSL hsl(357°, 76%, 37%)

CMYK C:0% M:87% Y:82% K:35%

Luminance 0.0855

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.68:1

Aa — #A5161E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.73:1

Aa — #A5161E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A5161E #17A69F

Analogous

#A61766 #A5161E #A65717

Triadic

#A5161E #1EA617 #171EA6

Split-comp.

#A5161E #17A657 #1766A6

Tetradic

#A5161E #66A617 #17A69F #5717A6

Monochromatic

#EB9EA2 #DA4950 #9D2026 #72171C #330A0C

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