Alizarin (6C1E16) — 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 #6C1E16

RGB rgb(108, 30, 22)

HSL hsl(6°, 66%, 25%)

CMYK C:0% M:72% Y:80% K:58%

Luminance 0.0389

WCAG Accessibility

On white 11.44:1

Aa — #6C1E16

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.83:1

Aa — #6C1E16

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#6C1E16 #16616A

Analogous

#6A1637 #6C1E16 #6A4816

Triadic

#6C1E16 #166A1E #1E166A

Split-comp.

#6C1E16 #166A48 #16376A

Tetradic

#6C1E16 #376A16 #16616A #48166A

Monochromatic

#D87E74 #B33F32 #63231C #3C1511 #000000

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