Alizarin (DC5038) — 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 #DC5038

RGB rgb(220, 80, 56)

HSL hsl(9°, 70%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:64% Y:75% K:14%

Luminance 0.212

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4:1

Aa — #DC5038

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.25:1

Aa — #DC5038

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC5038 #38C3DC

Analogous

#DC3871 #DC5038 #DCA238

Triadic

#DC5038 #38DC50 #5038DC

Split-comp.

#DC5038 #38DCA2 #3871DC

Tetradic

#DC5038 #71DC38 #38C3DC #A238DC

Monochromatic

#39150E #8B3223 #D05843 #DA7D6C #EAB3A9

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