Alizarin (E3836D) — 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 #E3836D

RGB rgb(227, 131, 109)

HSL hsl(11°, 68%, 66%)

CMYK C:0% M:42% Y:52% K:11%

Luminance 0.3409

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.72:1

Aa — #E3836D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.73:1

Aa — #E3836D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E3836D #6DCEE3

Analogous

#E36D93 #E3836D #E3BE6D

Triadic

#E3836D #6DE383 #836DE3

Split-comp.

#E3836D #6DE3BE #6D93E3

Tetradic

#E3836D #93E36D #6DCEE3 #BE6DE3

Monochromatic

#692A1C #B94A31 #DB8876 #E5AB9E #F5E0DB

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