Grenadine is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #53aba1 |
| Complementary Color | #53aca2 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grenadine Color. The Wine Not color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pink Manhattan (#c16c7b) for more energetic effect. Try Rita's Rouge as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#53aca2 is the best complementary color to Grenadine. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac545e complementary color is Tradewind, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Matrix are #ac5389 and #ac7653. Thus found on the left and right of #ac545e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Santa Fe colors as they work well with Grenadine.
The split-complementary Grenadine palette consists of #5389ac and #53ac76 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#53aca2). Try Hippie Blue and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #ac545e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #ac545e offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grenadine. Thus Blue Violet and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grenadine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac545e square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grenadine tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#53aca2) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Tradewind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5dac53 and #a253ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac545e is made of 49% red, 24% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Grenadine has a hue angle of 353.18°, a saturation of 34.65% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac545e is made of 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac545e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,84,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 24%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.51, 30.59, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(353.18,34.65%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.18,51.16%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.8686,36.9554,11.2115) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.204,15.9195,12.4922) |