Brick Red (5C141F) — 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 #5C141F

RGB rgb(92, 20, 31)

HSL hsl(351°, 64%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:78% Y:66% K:64%

Luminance 0.0259

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.33:1

Aa — #5C141F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.57:1

Aa — #5C141F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5C141F #145C51

Analogous

#5C1443 #5C141F #5C2D14

Triadic

#5C141F #1F5C14 #141F5C

Split-comp.

#5C141F #145C2D #14435C

Tetradic

#5C141F #435C14 #145C51 #2D145C

Monochromatic

#D26A79 #A53143 #561A23 #2F0E13 #000000

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