Alizarin (D8553B) — 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 #D8553B

RGB rgb(216, 85, 59)

HSL hsl(10°, 67%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:61% Y:73% K:15%

Luminance 0.2142

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.98:1

Aa — #D8553B

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.28:1

Aa — #D8553B

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D8553B #3BBED8

Analogous

#D83B70 #D8553B #D8A43B

Triadic

#D8553B #3BD855 #553BD8

Split-comp.

#D8553B #3BD8A4 #3B70D8

Tetradic

#D8553B #70D83B #3BBED8 #A43BD8

Monochromatic

#38160F #883625 #CD5D47 #D8806F #E8B5AB

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