Brick Red (5F111B) — 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 #5F111B

RGB rgb(95, 17, 27)

HSL hsl(352°, 70%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:72% K:63%

Luminance 0.0266

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.27:1

Aa — #5F111B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.58:1

Aa — #5F111B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F111B #115F55

Analogous

#5F1143 #5F111B #5F2E11

Triadic

#5F111B #1B5F11 #111B5F

Split-comp.

#5F111B #115F2E #11435F

Tetradic

#5F111B #435F11 #115F55 #2E115F

Monochromatic

#D86473 #AB2B3C #5A161F #310C11 #000000

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