Alizarin (280D09) — 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 #280D09

RGB rgb(40, 13, 9)

HSL hsl(8°, 63%, 10%)

CMYK C:0% M:67% Y:78% K:84%

Luminance 0.0047

WCAG Accessibility

On white 18.23:1

Aa — #280D09

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.15:1

Aa — #280D09

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#280D09 #09252A

Analogous

#2A0915 #280D09 #2A1E09

Triadic

#280D09 #092A0E #0E092A

Split-comp.

#280D09 #092A1E #09152A

Tetradic

#280D09 #152A09 #09252A #1E092A

Monochromatic

#C34E3C #752F24 #27100C #000000 #000000

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