Alizarin (B74A36) — 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 #B74A36

RGB rgb(183, 74, 54)

HSL hsl(9°, 54%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:60% Y:70% K:28%

Luminance 0.1519

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.19:1

Aa — #B74A36

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.05:1

Aa — #B74A36

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B74A36 #36A2B5

Analogous

#B53662 #B74A36 #B58836

Triadic

#B74A36 #36B549 #4936B5

Split-comp.

#B74A36 #36B588 #3662B5

Tetradic

#B74A36 #62B536 #36A2B5 #8836B5

Monochromatic

#EBD0CC #CE8E82 #A95142 #844033 #4D251E

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