Alizarin (D72A16) — 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 #D72A16

RGB rgb(215, 42, 22)

HSL hsl(6°, 81%, 46%)

CMYK C:0% M:80% Y:90% K:16%

Luminance 0.1599

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.96:1

Aa — #D72A16

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.23:1

Aa — #D72A16

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D72A16 #16C1D4

Analogous

#D41662 #D72A16 #D48816

Triadic

#D72A16 #16D429 #2916D4

Split-comp.

#D72A16 #16D488 #1662D4

Tetradic

#D72A16 #62D416 #16C1D4 #8816D4

Monochromatic

#F5C7C2 #E6776B #C93322 #9D281B #5C1710

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