Alizarin (DA553D) — 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 #DA553D

RGB rgb(218, 85, 61)

HSL hsl(9°, 68%, 55%)

CMYK C:0% M:61% Y:72% K:15%

Luminance 0.2175

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.93:1

Aa — #DA553D

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.35:1

Aa — #DA553D

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DA553D #3EC3DA

Analogous

#DA3E75 #DA553D #DAA43E

Triadic

#DA553D #3EDA56 #563EDA

Split-comp.

#DA553D #3EDAA4 #3E75DA

Tetradic

#DA553D #75DA3E #3EC3DA #A43EDA

Monochromatic

#3C1710 #8D3525 #CF5E4A #DA8272 #EAB7AE

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