Brick Red (531715) — 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 #531715

RGB rgb(83, 23, 21)

HSL hsl(2°, 60%, 20%)

CMYK C:0% M:72% Y:75% K:67%

Luminance 0.0219

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.99:1

Aa — #531715

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.5:1

Aa — #531715

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#531715 #145052

Analogous

#521431 #531715 #523514

Triadic

#531715 #145216 #161452

Split-comp.

#531715 #145235 #143152

Tetradic

#531715 #315214 #145052 #351452

Monochromatic

#CC6966 #993633 #4D1B1A #260E0D #000000

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