Alizarin (561E1A) — 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 #561E1A

RGB rgb(86, 30, 26)

HSL hsl(4°, 54%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:65% Y:70% K:66%

Luminance 0.0264

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.16:1

Aa — #561E1A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.6:1

Aa — #561E1A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#561E1A #1A5256

Analogous

#561A34 #561E1A #563C1A

Triadic

#561E1A #1A561E #1E1A56

Split-comp.

#561E1A #1A563C #1A3456

Tetradic

#561E1A #34561A #1A5256 #3C1A56

Monochromatic

#C97973 #9A423C #51231F #2C1311 #000000

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