Alizarin (C8462A) — 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 #C8462A

RGB rgb(200, 70, 42)

HSL hsl(11°, 65%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:65% Y:79% K:22%

Luminance 0.1676

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.81:1

Aa — #C8462A

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.37:1

Aa — #C8462A

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C8462A #2AA9C6

Analogous

#C62A5B #C8462A #C6942A

Triadic

#C8462A #2AC647 #472AC6

Split-comp.

#C8462A #2AC694 #2A5BC6

Tetradic

#C8462A #5BC62A #2AA9C6 #942AC6

Monochromatic

#F0D2CC #D98E7D #BA4E36 #923D2A #572519

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