Brick Red (A82E42) — 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 #A82E42

RGB rgb(168, 46, 66)

HSL hsl(350°, 57%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:61% K:34%

Luminance 0.1051

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.7:1

Aa — #A82E42

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.13:1

Aa — #A82E42

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

50 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 950

All harmonies

Complementary

#A82E42 #2EA894

Analogous

#A82E7F #A82E42 #A8572E

Triadic

#A82E42 #42A82E #2E42A8

Split-comp.

#A82E42 #2EA857 #2E7FA8

Tetradic

#A82E42 #7FA82E #2EA894 #572EA8

Monochromatic

#E7BCC3 #CC7180 #9D394A #782B38 #40171E

Suggested palettes for this hue.

Dragonfruit View all →

Purple UI View all →

Volcano View all →