Alizarin (CC5240) — 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 #CC5240

RGB rgb(204, 82, 64)

HSL hsl(8°, 58%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:60% Y:69% K:20%

Luminance 0.1925

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.33:1

Aa — #CC5240

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.85:1

Aa — #CC5240

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CC5240 #42BACD

Analogous

#CD4275 #CC5240 #CD9A42

Triadic

#CC5240 #42CD54 #5442CD

Split-comp.

#CC5240 #42CD9A #4275CD

Tetradic

#CC5240 #75CD42 #42BACD #9A42CD

Monochromatic

#311511 #7D372C #C15D4E #CE7F73 #E2B3AC

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