Brick Red (561A1A) — 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 #561A1A

RGB rgb(86, 26, 26)

HSL hsl(0°, 54%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:70% K:66%

Luminance 0.0246

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.48:1

Aa — #561A1A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.56:1

Aa — #561A1A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#561A1A #1A5656

Analogous

#561A38 #561A1A #56381A

Triadic

#561A1A #1A561A #1A1A56

Split-comp.

#561A1A #1A5638 #1A3856

Tetradic

#561A1A #38561A #1A5656 #381A56

Monochromatic

#C97373 #9A3C3C #511F1F #2C1111 #000000

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