Brick Red (5F111F) — 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 #5F111F

RGB rgb(95, 17, 31)

HSL hsl(349°, 70%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:82% Y:67% K:63%

Luminance 0.0268

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.24:1

Aa — #5F111F

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.59:1

Aa — #5F111F

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F111F #115F51

Analogous

#5F1146 #5F111F #5F2A11

Triadic

#5F111F #1F5F11 #111F5F

Split-comp.

#5F111F #115F2A #11465F

Tetradic

#5F111F #465F11 #115F51 #2A115F

Monochromatic

#D86479 #AB2B42 #5A1623 #310C13 #000000

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