Alizarin (D45D40) — 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 #D45D40

RGB rgb(212, 93, 64)

HSL hsl(12°, 63%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:56% Y:70% K:17%

Luminance 0.2228

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.86:1

Aa — #D45D40

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.44:1

Aa — #D45D40

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D45D40 #40B6D4

Analogous

#D4406C #D45D40 #D4A740

Triadic

#D45D40 #40D45D #5D40D4

Split-comp.

#D45D40 #40D4A7 #406CD4

Tetradic

#D45D40 #6CD440 #40B6D4 #A740D4

Monochromatic

#371811 #853B29 #C8644C #D48673 #E6B8AD

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