Alizarin (DD8973) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #DD8973

RGB rgb(221, 137, 115)

HSL hsl(12°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:38% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.35

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.66:1

Aa — #DD8973

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.9:1

Aa — #DD8973

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD8973 #73C8DD

Analogous

#DD7393 #DD8973 #DDBD73

Triadic

#DD8973 #73DD89 #8973DD

Split-comp.

#DD8973 #73DDBD #7393DD

Tetradic

#DD8973 #93DD73 #73C8DD #BD73DD

Monochromatic

#642E20 #B15139 #D58E7C #E1AFA3 #F4E1DC

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