Brick Red (C51114) — 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 #C51114

RGB rgb(197, 17, 20)

HSL hsl(359°, 84%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:91% Y:90% K:23%

Luminance 0.1226

WCAG Accessibility

On white 6.06:1

Aa — #C51114

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.46:1

Aa — #C51114

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C51114 #11C5C2

Analogous

#C5116E #C51114 #C56811

Triadic

#C51114 #14C511 #1114C5

Split-comp.

#C51114 #11C568 #116EC5

Tetradic

#C51114 #6EC511 #11C5C2 #6811C5

Monochromatic

#F3AFB0 #E65659 #BA1C1E #8E1517 #4B0B0C

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