Brick Red (591717) — 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 #591717

RGB rgb(89, 23, 23)

HSL hsl(0°, 59%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:74% Y:74% K:65%

Luminance 0.0249

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.46:1

Aa — #591717

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.56:1

Aa — #591717

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#591717 #175959

Analogous

#591738 #591717 #593817

Triadic

#591717 #175917 #171759

Split-comp.

#591717 #175938 #173859

Tetradic

#591717 #385917 #175959 #381759

Monochromatic

#CE6F6F #A03737 #541D1D #2E1010 #000000

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