Brick Red (5A1816) — 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 #5A1816

RGB rgb(90, 24, 22)

HSL hsl(2°, 61%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:76% K:65%

Luminance 0.0258

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.32:1

Aa — #5A1816

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.58:1

Aa — #5A1816

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5A1816 #16585A

Analogous

#5A1636 #5A1816 #5A3A16

Triadic

#5A1816 #165A18 #18165A

Split-comp.

#5A1816 #165A3A #16365A

Tetradic

#5A1816 #365A16 #16585A #3A165A

Monochromatic

#D0706D #A23834 #551D1B #2E100F #000000

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