Brick Red (C51F1F) — 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 #C51F1F

RGB rgb(197, 31, 31)

HSL hsl(0°, 73%, 45%)

CMYK C:0% M:84% Y:84% K:23%

Luminance 0.1281

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.85:1

Aa — #C51F1F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.59:1

Aa — #C51F1F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C51F1F #1FC7C7

Analogous

#C71F73 #C51F1F #C7731F

Triadic

#C51F1F #1FC71F #1F1FC7

Split-comp.

#C51F1F #1FC773 #1F73C7

Tetradic

#C51F1F #73C71F #1FC7C7 #731FC7

Monochromatic

#F1C1C1 #DE6E6E #BB2A2A #912121 #531313

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