Brick Red (540F16) — 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 #540F16

RGB rgb(84, 15, 22)

HSL hsl(354°, 70%, 19%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:74% K:67%

Luminance 0.0202

WCAG Accessibility

On white 14.41:1

Aa — #540F16

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.46:1

Aa — #540F16

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#540F16 #0F524C

Analogous

#520F37 #540F16 #522A0F

Triadic

#540F16 #15520F #0F1552

Split-comp.

#540F16 #0F522A #0F3752

Tetradic

#540F16 #37520F #0F524C #2A0F52

Monochromatic

#D55864 #9F2834 #4E1319 #25090C #000000

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