Brick Red (AE3420) — 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 #AE3420

RGB rgb(174, 52, 32)

HSL hsl(8°, 69%, 40%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:82% K:32%

Luminance 0.1141

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.34:1

Aa — #AE3420

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.31:1

Aa — #AE3420

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE3420 #209AAC

Analogous

#AC2053 #AE3420 #AC7920

Triadic

#AE3420 #20AC32 #3220AC

Split-comp.

#AE3420 #20AC79 #2053AC

Tetradic

#AE3420 #53AC20 #209AAC #7920AC

Monochromatic

#EAB6AE #D56D5D #A23A2A #7A2B1F #3D1610

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