🧠 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
#C23B27
RGB
rgb(194, 59, 39)
HSL
hsl(8°, 67%, 46%)
CMYK
C:0% M:70% Y:80% K:24%
Luminance
0.1462
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #C23B27
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #C23B27
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#C23B27
#27AFC4
Analogous
#C42760
#C23B27
#C48A27
Triadic
#C23B27
#27C43C
#3C27C4
Split-comp.
#C23B27
#27C48A
#2760C4
Tetradic
#C23B27
#60C427
#27AFC4
#8A27C4
Monochromatic
#F0CCC7
#DA8477
#B84432
#903527
#541F17
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