Brick Red (5A121F) — 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 #5A121F

RGB rgb(90, 18, 31)

HSL hsl(349°, 67%, 21%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:66% K:65%

Luminance 0.0243

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.63:1

Aa — #5A121F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.54:1

Aa — #5A121F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5A121F #12594C

Analogous

#591243 #5A121F #592812

Triadic

#5A121F #1F5912 #121F59

Split-comp.

#5A121F #125928 #124359

Tetradic

#5A121F #435912 #12594C #281259

Monochromatic

#D46378 #A42D43 #541722 #2C0C12 #000000

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