Brick Red (5F1C11) — 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 #5F1C11

RGB rgb(95, 28, 17)

HSL hsl(8°, 70%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:82% K:63%

Luminance 0.0299

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.64:1

Aa — #5F1C11

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.66:1

Aa — #5F1C11

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F1C11 #11555F

Analogous

#5F112E #5F1C11 #5F4311

Triadic

#5F1C11 #115F1B #1B115F

Split-comp.

#5F1C11 #115F43 #112E5F

Tetradic

#5F1C11 #2E5F11 #11555F #43115F

Monochromatic

#D87364 #AB3C2B #5A1F16 #31110C #000000

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