Brick Red (5F1911) — 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 #5F1911

RGB rgb(95, 25, 17)

HSL hsl(6°, 70%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:82% K:63%

Luminance 0.0287

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.85:1

Aa — #5F1911

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.63:1

Aa — #5F1911

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F1911 #11585F

Analogous

#5F1130 #5F1911 #5F4011

Triadic

#5F1911 #115F19 #19115F

Split-comp.

#5F1911 #115F40 #11305F

Tetradic

#5F1911 #305F11 #11585F #40115F

Monochromatic

#D87064 #AB382B #5A1D16 #31100C #000000

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