Brick Red (5F1112) — 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 #5F1112

RGB rgb(95, 17, 18)

HSL hsl(359°, 70%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:81% K:63%

Luminance 0.0263

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.33:1

Aa — #5F1112

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.58:1

Aa — #5F1112

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F1112 #115F5E

Analogous

#5F1139 #5F1112 #5F3711

Triadic

#5F1112 #125F11 #11125F

Split-comp.

#5F1112 #115F37 #11395F

Tetradic

#5F1112 #395F11 #115F5E #37115F

Monochromatic

#D86466 #AB2B2D #5A1618 #310C0D #000000

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