Alizarin (DC5B38) — 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 #DC5B38

RGB rgb(220, 91, 56)

HSL hsl(13°, 70%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:59% Y:75% K:14%

Luminance 0.2303

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.75:1

Aa — #DC5B38

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.6:1

Aa — #DC5B38

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC5B38 #38B8DC

Analogous

#DC3866 #DC5B38 #DCAD38

Triadic

#DC5B38 #38DC5B #5B38DC

Split-comp.

#DC5B38 #38DCAD #3866DC

Tetradic

#DC5B38 #66DC38 #38B8DC #AD38DC

Monochromatic

#39180E #8B3923 #D06243 #DA846C #EAB7A9

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