Alizarin (5B1B15) — 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 #5B1B15

RGB rgb(91, 27, 21)

HSL hsl(5°, 63%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:77% K:64%

Luminance 0.0274

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.02:1

Aa — #5B1B15

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.61:1

Aa — #5B1B15

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5B1B15 #15565B

Analogous

#5B1532 #5B1B15 #5B3E15

Triadic

#5B1B15 #155B1B #1B155B

Split-comp.

#5B1B15 #155B3E #15325B

Tetradic

#5B1B15 #325B15 #15565B #3E155B

Monochromatic

#D1736B #A43C32 #561F1A #2F110E #000000

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