Alizarin (C4482C) — 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 #C4482C

RGB rgb(196, 72, 44)

HSL hsl(11°, 63%, 47%)

CMYK C:0% M:63% Y:78% K:23%

Luminance 0.165

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.87:1

Aa — #C4482C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.31:1

Aa — #C4482C

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C4482C #2CA8C3

Analogous

#C32C5C #C4482C #C3942C

Triadic

#C4482C #2CC348 #482CC3

Split-comp.

#C4482C #2CC394 #2C5CC3

Tetradic

#C4482C #5CC32C #2CA8C3 #942CC3

Monochromatic

#EFD3CC #D78F7E #B75038 #903F2C #56251A

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