Brick Red (C11B15) — 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 #C11B15

RGB rgb(193, 27, 21)

HSL hsl(2°, 80%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:86% Y:89% K:24%

Luminance 0.1206

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.11:1

Aa — #C11B15

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.44:1

Aa — #C11B15

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C11B15 #15BBC1

Analogous

#C11565 #C11B15 #C17115

Triadic

#C11B15 #15C11B #1B15C1

Split-comp.

#C11B15 #15C171 #1565C1

Tetradic

#C11B15 #65C115 #15BBC1 #7115C1

Monochromatic

#F1B3B1 #E25F5A #B62520 #8B1C18 #4A0F0D

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