Alizarin (DD4233) — 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 #DD4233

RGB rgb(221, 66, 51)

HSL hsl(5°, 71%, 53%)

CMYK C:0% M:70% Y:77% K:13%

Luminance 0.1938

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.28:1

Aa — #DD4233

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.9:1

Aa — #DD4233

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DD4233 #32CEDC

Analogous

#DC3279 #DD4233 #DC9532

Triadic

#DD4233 #32DC40 #4032DC

Split-comp.

#DD4233 #32DC95 #3279DC

Tetradic

#DD4233 #79DC32 #32CEDC #9532DC

Monochromatic

#35100D #872921 #D04A3E #DA7167 #E9AAA5

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