Brick Red (6A181E) — 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 #6A181E

RGB rgb(106, 24, 30)

HSL hsl(356°, 63%, 25%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:72% K:58%

Luminance 0.0354

WCAG Accessibility

On white 11.92:1

Aa — #6A181E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.76:1

Aa — #6A181E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#6A181E #186863

Analogous

#681845 #6A181E #683A18

Triadic

#6A181E #1D6818 #181D68

Split-comp.

#6A181E #18683A #184568

Tetradic

#6A181E #456818 #186863 #3A1868

Monochromatic

#D5767D #B0363E #621E22 #3B1215 #000000

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