Alizarin (CA5233) — 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 #CA5233

RGB rgb(202, 82, 51)

HSL hsl(12°, 60%, 50%)

CMYK C:0% M:59% Y:75% K:21%

Luminance 0.1884

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.41:1

Aa — #CA5233

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.77:1

Aa — #CA5233

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CA5233 #33ADCC

Analogous

#CC3361 #CA5233 #CC9E33

Triadic

#CA5233 #33CC52 #5233CC

Split-comp.

#CA5233 #33CC9E #3361CC

Tetradic

#CA5233 #61CC33 #33ADCC #9E33CC

Monochromatic

#26120D #733626 #BF5940 #CC7A66 #DFAC9F

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