Alizarin (DD8C73) — 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 #DD8C73

RGB rgb(221, 140, 115)

HSL hsl(14°, 61%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:37% Y:48% K:13%

Luminance 0.3589

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.6:1

Aa — #DD8C73

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.07:1

Aa — #DD8C73

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD8C73 #73C5DD

Analogous

#DD7390 #DD8C73 #DDC173

Triadic

#DD8C73 #73DD8C #8C73DD

Split-comp.

#DD8C73 #73DDC1 #7390DD

Tetradic

#DD8C73 #90DD73 #73C5DD #C173DD

Monochromatic

#643020 #B15539 #D5917C #E1B1A3 #F4E2DC

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