Brick Red (5B1523) — 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 #5B1523

RGB rgb(91, 21, 35)

HSL hsl(348°, 63%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:62% K:64%

Luminance 0.0259

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.32:1

Aa — #5B1523

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.58:1

Aa — #5B1523

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5B1523 #155B4D

Analogous

#5B1546 #5B1523 #5B2A15

Triadic

#5B1523 #235B15 #15235B

Split-comp.

#5B1523 #155B2A #15465B

Tetradic

#5B1523 #465B15 #155B4D #2A155B

Monochromatic

#D16B7F #A43249 #561A26 #2F0E15 #000000

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