Brick Red (C61C10) — 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 #C61C10

RGB rgb(198, 28, 16)

HSL hsl(4°, 85%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:86% Y:92% K:22%

Luminance 0.1276

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.87:1

Aa — #C61C10

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.57:1

Aa — #C61C10

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C61C10 #10BAC6

Analogous

#C6105F #C61C10 #C67710

Triadic

#C61C10 #10C61C #1C10C6

Split-comp.

#C61C10 #10C677 #105FC6

Tetradic

#C61C10 #5FC610 #10BAC6 #7710C6

Monochromatic

#F4B3AF #E75F55 #BB251B #8F1D14 #4C0F0B

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