Alizarin (DC5338) — 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 #DC5338

RGB rgb(220, 83, 56)

HSL hsl(10°, 70%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:62% Y:75% K:14%

Luminance 0.2167

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.93:1

Aa — #DC5338

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.34:1

Aa — #DC5338

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC5338 #38C0DC

Analogous

#DC386E #DC5338 #DCA538

Triadic

#DC5338 #38DC53 #5338DC

Split-comp.

#DC5338 #38DCA5 #386EDC

Tetradic

#DC5338 #6EDC38 #38C0DC #A538DC

Monochromatic

#39150E #8B3423 #D05B43 #DA7E6C #EAB4A9

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