Brick Red (5E1712) — 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 #5E1712

RGB rgb(94, 23, 18)

HSL hsl(4°, 68%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:76% Y:81% K:63%

Luminance 0.0275

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.07:1

Aa — #5E1712

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.61:1

Aa — #5E1712

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5E1712 #12595E

Analogous

#5E1233 #5E1712 #5E3D12

Triadic

#5E1712 #125E17 #17125E

Split-comp.

#5E1712 #125E3D #12335E

Tetradic

#5E1712 #335E12 #12595E #3D125E

Monochromatic

#D66D66 #A9352D #591C18 #300F0D #000000

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