Brick Red (5C141A) — 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 #5C141A

RGB rgb(92, 20, 26)

HSL hsl(355°, 64%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:72% K:64%

Luminance 0.0257

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.38:1

Aa — #5C141A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.57:1

Aa — #5C141A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5C141A #145C56

Analogous

#5C143E #5C141A #5C3214

Triadic

#5C141A #1A5C14 #141A5C

Split-comp.

#5C141A #145C32 #143E5C

Tetradic

#5C141A #3E5C14 #145C56 #32145C

Monochromatic

#D26A72 #A5313B #561A1F #2F0E11 #000000

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