Brick Red (5F1411) — 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 #5F1411

RGB rgb(95, 20, 17)

HSL hsl(2°, 70%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:82% K:63%

Luminance 0.0271

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.17:1

Aa — #5F1411

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.59:1

Aa — #5F1411

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F1411 #115D5F

Analogous

#5F1135 #5F1411 #5F3B11

Triadic

#5F1411 #115F13 #13115F

Split-comp.

#5F1411 #115F3B #11355F

Tetradic

#5F1411 #355F11 #115D5F #3B115F

Monochromatic

#D86864 #AB2F2B #5A1916 #310D0C #000000

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