Brick Red (6B1618) — 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 #6B1618

RGB rgb(107, 22, 24)

HSL hsl(359°, 66%, 25%)

CMYK C:0% M:79% Y:78% K:58%

Luminance 0.0351

WCAG Accessibility

On white 11.98:1

Aa — #6B1618

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.75:1

Aa — #6B1618

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#6B1618 #166A68

Analogous

#6A1641 #6B1618 #6A3E16

Triadic

#6B1618 #176A16 #16176A

Split-comp.

#6B1618 #166A3E #16416A

Tetradic

#6B1618 #416A16 #166A68 #3E166A

Monochromatic

#D87475 #B33235 #631C1D #3C1112 #000000

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