Brick Red (C51111) — 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 #C51111

RGB rgb(197, 17, 17)

HSL hsl(0°, 84%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:91% Y:91% K:23%

Luminance 0.1225

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.07:1

Aa — #C51111

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.46:1

Aa — #C51111

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C51111 #11C5C5

Analogous

#C5116B #C51111 #C56B11

Triadic

#C51111 #11C511 #1111C5

Split-comp.

#C51111 #11C56B #116BC5

Tetradic

#C51111 #6BC511 #11C5C5 #6B11C5

Monochromatic

#F3AFAF #E65656 #BA1C1C #8E1515 #4B0B0B

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