Brick Red (5A1617) — 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 #5A1617

RGB rgb(90, 22, 23)

HSL hsl(359°, 61%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:76% Y:74% K:65%

Luminance 0.0251

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.45:1

Aa — #5A1617

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.56:1

Aa — #5A1617

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5A1617 #165A59

Analogous

#5A1639 #5A1617 #5A3716

Triadic

#5A1617 #175A16 #16175A

Split-comp.

#5A1617 #165A37 #16395A

Tetradic

#5A1617 #395A16 #165A59 #37165A

Monochromatic

#D06D6E #A23436 #551B1C #2E0F10 #000000

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