Alizarin (E9AEA5) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #E9AEA5

RGB rgb(233, 174, 165)

HSL hsl(8°, 61%, 78%)

CMYK C:0% M:25% Y:29% K:9%

Luminance 0.5105

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.9:1

Aa — #E9AEA5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.06:1

Aa — #E9AEA5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#E9AEA5 #A5E0E9

Analogous

#E9A5BE #E9AEA5 #E9D0A5

Triadic

#E9AEA5 #A5E9AE #AEA5E9

Split-comp.

#E9AEA5 #A5E9D0 #A5BEE9

Tetradic

#E9AEA5 #BEE9A5 #A5E0E9 #D0A5E9

Monochromatic

#923D2F #CB6C5D #E4B2AA #F0D5D1 #FFFFFF

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