Alizarin (EA2D17) — 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 #EA2D17

RGB rgb(234, 45, 23)

HSL hsl(6°, 83%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:81% Y:90% K:8%

Luminance 0.1921

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.3:1

Aa — #EA2D17

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.89:1

Aa — #EA2D17

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EA2D17 #16D4E9

Analogous

#E9166A #EA2D17 #E99516

Triadic

#EA2D17 #16E92B #2B16E9

Split-comp.

#EA2D17 #16E995 #166AE9

Tetradic

#EA2D17 #6AE916 #16D4E9 #9516E9

Monochromatic

#2C0B07 #842015 #DD3522 #E35D4F #EE9A91

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