Brick Red (C51B18) — 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 #C51B18

RGB rgb(197, 27, 24)

HSL hsl(1°, 78%, 43%)

CMYK C:0% M:86% Y:88% K:23%

Luminance 0.126

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.93:1

Aa — #C51B18

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.54:1

Aa — #C51B18

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C51B18 #18C0C3

Analogous

#C3186B #C51B18 #C37118

Triadic

#C51B18 #18C31B #1B18C3

Split-comp.

#C51B18 #18C371 #186BC3

Tetradic

#C51B18 #6BC318 #18C0C3 #7118C3

Monochromatic

#F1B7B6 #E16360 #B82623 #8D1D1B #4D100F

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