Alizarin (E8A796) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #E8A796

RGB rgb(232, 167, 150)

HSL hsl(12°, 64%, 75%)

CMYK C:0% M:28% Y:35% K:9%

Luminance 0.477

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.02:1

Aa — #E8A796

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.4:1

Aa — #E8A796

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E8A796 #96D8E8

Analogous

#E896AF #E8A796 #E8D096

Triadic

#E8A796 #96E8A7 #A796E8

Split-comp.

#E8A796 #96E8D0 #96AFE8

Tetradic

#E8A796 #AFE896 #96D8E8 #D096E8

Monochromatic

#893C29 #CA674E #E2AB9D #EDCCC4 #FFFFFF

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