Brick Red (992E40) — 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 #992E40

RGB rgb(153, 46, 64)

HSL hsl(350°, 54%, 39%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:58% K:40%

Luminance 0.0891

WCAG Accessibility

On white 7.45:1

Aa — #992E40

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.82:1

Aa — #992E40

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#992E40 #2E9987

Analogous

#992E75 #992E40 #99522E

Triadic

#992E40 #40992E #2E4099

Split-comp.

#992E40 #2E9952 #2E7599

Tetradic

#992E40 #75992E #2E9987 #522E99

Monochromatic

#E1B2BA #C46878 #8F3846 #6A2934 #331419

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