Alizarin (872F1C) — 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 #872F1C

RGB rgb(135, 47, 28)

HSL hsl(11°, 66%, 32%)

CMYK C:0% M:65% Y:79% K:47%

Luminance 0.0704

WCAG Accessibility

On white 8.56:1

Aa — #872F1C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 2.45:1

Aa — #872F1C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#872F1C #1C7487

Analogous

#871C3E #872F1C #87651C

Triadic

#872F1C #1C872F #2F1C87

Split-comp.

#872F1C #1C8765 #1C3E87

Tetradic

#872F1C #3E871C #1C7487 #651C87

Monochromatic

#E09E90 #C95940 #7F3524 #582419 #1C0C08

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