Brick Red (5F152D) — 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 #5F152D

RGB rgb(95, 21, 45)

HSL hsl(341°, 64%, 23%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:53% K:63%

Luminance 0.0288

WCAG Accessibility

On white 12.87:1

Aa — #5F152D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.63:1

Aa — #5F152D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F152D #156048

Analogous

#601552 #5F152D #602315

Triadic

#5F152D #2D6015 #152D60

Split-comp.

#5F152D #156023 #155260

Tetradic

#5F152D #526015 #156048 #231560

Monochromatic

#D46E8E #A93258 #5A1B2F #330F1B #000000

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