Alizarin Crimson (#E32636)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.57:1 — vs black: 4.60:1

Color values

  • HEX #E32636
  • RGB rgb(227, 38, 54)
  • HSL hsl(354, 77%, 52%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 83, 76, 11 )
  • Websafe #CC3333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E32636 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Alizarin Crimson
#E32636 Base
#26E3D3
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Alizarin Crimson
#E32636 Base
#E32695
#E37426
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Alizarin Crimson
#E32636 Base
#36E326
#2636E3
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Alizarin Crimson
#E32636 Base
#26E374
#2695E3
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Alizarin Crimson
#E32636 Base
#95E326
#26E3D3
#7426E3
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Alizarin Crimson
#E32636 Base
#630D14
#A71622
#C71A28
#E84A57
#EC6A75
#F4AEB4
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Alizarin Crimson, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#170305
#41080D
#6B0E16
#96131E
#C01927
Alizarin Crimson #E32636 Base
#E84D5A
#ED747E
#F29BA2
#F7C2C6
#FCE8EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E32636. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E32636;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E32636;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E32636;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E32636,
        #26E3D3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E32636,
        #26E3D3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$alizarin-crimson: #E32636;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$alizarin-crimson-r: 227;
$alizarin-crimson-g: 38;
$alizarin-crimson-b: 54;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $alizarin-crimson;
    color: rgba($alizarin-crimson-r, $alizarin-crimson-g, $alizarin-crimson-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Alizarin Crimson appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E32636 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #868627 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #595939 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E32828 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #767676 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Alizarin Crimson ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Alizarin Crimson #E32636 Base
Imperial Red #ED2939 ΔE 2.29
Jasper #D73B3E ΔE 2.40
Spanish Red #E60026 ΔE 2.89

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.