Alizarin (EA8877) — 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 #EA8877

RGB rgb(234, 136, 119)

HSL hsl(9°, 73%, 69%)

CMYK C:0% M:42% Y:49% K:8%

Luminance 0.3689

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.53:1

Aa — #EA8877

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.29:1

Aa — #EA8877

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#EA8877 #76D8EA

Analogous

#EA769F #EA8877 #EAC176

Triadic

#EA8877 #76EA88 #8876EA

Split-comp.

#EA8877 #76EAC1 #769FEA

Tetradic

#EA8877 #9FEA76 #76D8EA #C176EA

Monochromatic

#79291B #CC462E #E28D7E #EBB2A8 #F9E9E6

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