Brick Red (A82B18) — 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 #A82B18

RGB rgb(168, 43, 24)

HSL hsl(8°, 75%, 38%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:86% K:34%

Luminance 0.0995

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.95:1

Aa — #A82B18

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.02:1

Aa — #A82B18

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A82B18 #1896AA

Analogous

#AA184E #A82B18 #AA7418

Triadic

#A82B18 #18AA2C #2C18AA

Split-comp.

#A82B18 #18AA74 #184EAA

Tetradic

#A82B18 #4EAA18 #1896AA #7418AA

Monochromatic

#EBACA2 #DA614E #A03322 #762519 #37110C

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