Brick Red (5C1414) — 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 #5C1414

RGB rgb(92, 20, 20)

HSL hsl(0°, 64%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:78% K:64%

Luminance 0.0255

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.42:1

Aa — #5C1414

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.57:1

Aa — #5C1414

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5C1414 #145C5C

Analogous

#5C1438 #5C1414 #5C3814

Triadic

#5C1414 #145C14 #14145C

Split-comp.

#5C1414 #145C38 #14385C

Tetradic

#5C1414 #385C14 #145C5C #38145C

Monochromatic

#D26A6A #A53131 #561A1A #2F0E0E #000000

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