Alizarin (5C1914) — 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 #5C1914

RGB rgb(92, 25, 20)

HSL hsl(4°, 64%, 22%)

CMYK C:0% M:73% Y:78% K:64%

Luminance 0.0272

WCAG Accessibility

On white 13.09:1

Aa — #5C1914

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 1.6:1

Aa — #5C1914

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5C1914 #14575C

Analogous

#5C1433 #5C1914 #5C3D14

Triadic

#5C1914 #145C19 #19145C

Split-comp.

#5C1914 #145C3D #14335C

Tetradic

#5C1914 #335C14 #14575C #3D145C

Monochromatic

#D2716A #A53931 #561E1A #2F100E #000000

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