Alizarin (3C150C) — 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 #3C150C

RGB rgb(60, 21, 12)

HSL hsl(11°, 67%, 14%)

CMYK C:0% M:65% Y:80% K:76%

Luminance 0.0118

WCAG Accessibility

On white 16.1:1

Aa — #3C150C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.3:1

Aa — #3C150C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#3C150C #0C333C

Analogous

#3C0C1B #3C150C #3C2C0C

Triadic

#3C150C #0C3C15 #150C3C

Split-comp.

#3C150C #0C3C2C #0C1B3C

Tetradic

#3C150C #1B3C0C #0C333C #2C0C3C

Monochromatic

#CD5F47 #883725 #38170F #100704 #000000

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