Brick Red (5F1611) — 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 #5F1611

RGB rgb(95, 22, 17)

HSL hsl(4°, 70%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:77% Y:82% K:63%

Luminance 0.0277

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.05:1

Aa — #5F1611

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.61:1

Aa — #5F1611

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5F1611 #115A5F

Analogous

#5F1133 #5F1611 #5F3D11

Triadic

#5F1611 #115F16 #16115F

Split-comp.

#5F1611 #115F3D #11335F

Tetradic

#5F1611 #335F11 #115A5F #3D115F

Monochromatic

#D86C64 #AB332B #5A1B16 #310F0C #000000

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