Alizarin (862B1D) — 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 #862B1D

RGB rgb(134, 43, 29)

HSL hsl(8°, 64%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:68% Y:78% K:47%

Luminance 0.0665

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.83:1

Aa — #862B1D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.38:1

Aa — #862B1D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#862B1D #1D7886

Analogous

#861D44 #862B1D #86601D

Triadic

#862B1D #1D862B #2B1D86

Split-comp.

#862B1D #1D8660 #1D4486

Tetradic

#862B1D #44861D #1D7886 #601D86

Monochromatic

#DE9B91 #C75443 #7E3126 #56221A #1B0B08

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