Alizarin (E17B70) — 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 #E17B70

RGB rgb(225, 123, 112)

HSL hsl(6°, 65%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:45% Y:50% K:12%

Luminance 0.3171

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.89:1

Aa — #E17B70

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.27:1

Aa — #E17B70

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E17B70 #70D5E1

Analogous

#E1709D #E17B70 #E1B470

Triadic

#E17B70 #70E17B #7B70E1

Split-comp.

#E17B70 #70E1B4 #709DE1

Tetradic

#E17B70 #9DE170 #70D5E1 #B470E1

Monochromatic

#67251E #B64235 #D88279 #E3A7A0 #F5DEDB

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