Brick Red (A42E51) — 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 #A42E51

RGB rgb(164, 46, 81)

HSL hsl(342°, 56%, 41%)

CMYK C:0% M:72% Y:51% K:36%

Luminance 0.1028

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.8:1

Aa — #A42E51

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.09:1

Aa — #A42E51

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A42E51 #2EA380

Analogous

#A32E8C #A42E51 #A3452E

Triadic

#A42E51 #51A32E #2E51A3

Split-comp.

#A42E51 #2EA345 #2E8CA3

Tetradic

#A42E51 #8CA32E #2EA380 #452EA3

Monochromatic

#E5B8C6 #C96E89 #993855 #732B41 #3C1621

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