Holly Berry Color

#b44e5d

Holly Berry is soft, 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 #4bb1a2
Complementary Color #4db4a5
Color Shade: cool red (351.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with white)
Holly Berry Color Sample
Holly Berry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b44e5d

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Holly Berry Color. The Hermosa Pink 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 soft alternative called Rose Gold (#b76e79) for more calm effect. Try Ballerina Tutu as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4db4a5 is the best complementary color to Holly Berry. 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 #b44e5d complementary color is Tradewind, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cadillac are #b44d8f and #b4724d. Thus found on the left and right of #b44e5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Santa Fe colors as they work well with Holly Berry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Holly Berry palette consists of #4d8fb4 and #4db472 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4db4a5). Try Steel Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b44e5d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b44e5d 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 Holly Berry. Thus San Marino and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Holly Berry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b44e5d square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Holly Berry tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4db4a5) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Studio – 120° from the complementary Tradewind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5db44d and #a44db4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b44e5d is made of 51% red, 22% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Holly Berry has a hue angle of 351.18°, a saturation of 40.48% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b44e5d is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b44e5d
RGB Decimal rgb(180,78,93)
RGB Percentage 51%, 22%, 26%
CMYK 0, 40, 34.12, 29.41
HSL hsl(351.18,40.48%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.18,56.67%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.8988,42.8042,12.0446)
XYZ xyz(23.5226,15.9424,12.1933)
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