Brick Red (5A161E) — 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 #5A161E

RGB rgb(90, 22, 30)

HSL hsl(353°, 61%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:76% Y:67% K:65%

Luminance 0.0254

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.39:1

Aa — #5A161E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.57:1

Aa — #5A161E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5A161E #165A52

Analogous

#5A1640 #5A161E #5A3016

Triadic

#5A161E #1E5A16 #161E5A

Split-comp.

#5A161E #165A30 #16405A

Tetradic

#5A161E #405A16 #165A52 #30165A

Monochromatic

#D06D78 #A23441 #551B22 #2E0F13 #000000

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