Brick Red (5E1B27) — 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 #5E1B27

RGB rgb(94, 27, 39)

HSL hsl(349°, 55%, 24%)

CMYK C:0% M:71% Y:59% K:63%

Luminance 0.0299

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.64:1

Aa — #5E1B27

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.66:1

Aa — #5E1B27

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5E1B27 #1C5F53

Analogous

#5F1C4A #5E1B27 #5F311C

Triadic

#5E1B27 #285F1C #1C285F

Split-comp.

#5E1B27 #1C5F31 #1C4A5F

Tetradic

#5E1B27 #4A5F1C #1C5F53 #311C5F

Monochromatic

#CD7A89 #A33E50 #59222C #34141A #000000

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