Brick Red (5B181F) — 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 #5B181F

RGB rgb(91, 24, 31)

HSL hsl(354°, 58%, 23%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:66% K:64%

Luminance 0.0267

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.16:1

Aa — #5B181F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.6:1

Aa — #5B181F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5B181F #195D56

Analogous

#5D1941 #5B181F #5D3419

Triadic

#5B181F #1F5D19 #191F5D

Split-comp.

#5B181F #195D34 #19415D

Tetradic

#5B181F #415D19 #195D56 #34195D

Monochromatic

#CE737C #A23944 #571E24 #311114 #000000

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