Brick Red (520F0E) — 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 #520F0E

RGB rgb(82, 15, 14)

HSL hsl(1°, 71%, 19%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:83% K:68%

Luminance 0.019

WCAG Accessibility

On white 14.65:1

Aa — #520F0E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.43:1

Aa — #520F0E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#520F0E #0E5253

Analogous

#530E2F #520F0E #53320E

Triadic

#520F0E #0E530F #0F0E53

Split-comp.

#520F0E #0E5332 #0E2F53

Tetradic

#520F0E #2F530E #0E5253 #320E53

Monochromatic

#D65957 #A02927 #4E1413 #250909 #000000

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