Brick Red (5A1618) — 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 #5A1618

RGB rgb(90, 22, 24)

HSL hsl(358°, 61%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:76% Y:73% K:65%

Luminance 0.0252

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.44:1

Aa — #5A1618

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.56:1

Aa — #5A1618

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5A1618 #165A58

Analogous

#5A163A #5A1618 #5A3616

Triadic

#5A1618 #185A16 #16185A

Split-comp.

#5A1618 #165A36 #163A5A

Tetradic

#5A1618 #3A5A16 #165A58 #36165A

Monochromatic

#D06D70 #A23438 #551B1D #2E0F10 #000000

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