Brick Red (C61016) — 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 #C61016

RGB rgb(198, 16, 22)

HSL hsl(358°, 85%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:92% Y:89% K:22%

Luminance 0.1238

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.02:1

Aa — #C61016

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.49:1

Aa — #C61016

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C61016 #10C6C0

Analogous

#C61071 #C61016 #C66510

Triadic

#C61016 #16C610 #1016C6

Split-comp.

#C61016 #10C665 #1071C6

Tetradic

#C61016 #71C610 #10C6C0 #6510C6

Monochromatic

#F4AFB1 #E7555A #BB1B20 #8F1418 #4C0B0D

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