Brick Red (C51316) — 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 #C51316

RGB rgb(197, 19, 22)

HSL hsl(359°, 82%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:90% Y:89% K:23%

Luminance 0.1232

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.04:1

Aa — #C51316

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.48:1

Aa — #C51316

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C51316 #13C3C0

Analogous

#C3136E #C51316 #C36813

Triadic

#C51316 #16C313 #1316C3

Split-comp.

#C51316 #13C368 #136EC3

Tetradic

#C51316 #6EC313 #13C3C0 #6813C3

Monochromatic

#F2B0B1 #E4585B #B81E21 #8C1719 #4B0C0D

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