Alizarin (200B09) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Alizarin"

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

Alizarin pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #200B09

RGB rgb(32, 11, 9)

HSL hsl(5°, 56%, 8%)

CMYK C:0% M:66% Y:72% K:87%

Luminance 0.003

WCAG Accessibility

On white 18.86:1

Aa — #200B09

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.11:1

Aa — #200B09

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#200B09 #091E20

Analogous

#200912 #200B09 #201609

Triadic

#200B09 #09200B #0B0920

Split-comp.

#200B09 #092016 #091220

Tetradic

#200B09 #122009 #091E20 #160920

Monochromatic

#B34B42 #682C27 #1E0D0B #000000 #000000

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