Brick Red (651E1B) — 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 #651E1B

RGB rgb(101, 30, 27)

HSL hsl(2°, 58%, 25%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:73% K:60%

Luminance 0.0347

WCAG Accessibility

On white 11.97:1

Aa — #651E1B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.75:1

Aa — #651E1B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#651E1B #1B6265

Analogous

#651B3D #651E1B #65421B

Triadic

#651E1B #1B651D #1D1B65

Split-comp.

#651E1B #1B6542 #1B3D65

Tetradic

#651E1B #3D651B #1B6265 #421B65

Monochromatic

#D17E7B #AA3F3C #5E2321 #391514 #000000

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