Pomegranate Red 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 | #4ac2ba |
| Complementary Color | #3db5ad |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pomegranate Red Color. The Bacchanalia Red 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 Her Velour (#bb5f62) for more calm effect. Try Raspberry Fool as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3db5ad is the best complementary color to Pomegranate Red. 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 #b53d45 complementary color is Keppel, 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 Crail are #b53d81 and #b5713d. Thus found on the left and right of #b53d45 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Copper colors as they work well with Pomegranate Red.
The split-complementary Pomegranate Red palette consists of #3d81b5 and #3db571 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3db5ad). Try Boston Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #b53d45, 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 #b53d45 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 Pomegranate Red. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pomegranate Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b53d45 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. Pomegranate Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3db5ad) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #44b53d and #ac3db5.
In a RGB color space, hex #b53d45 is made of 58% red, 20% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Pomegranate Red has a hue angle of 356°, a saturation of 49.59% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b53d45 is made of 0% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 43.92% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b53d45 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,61,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 20%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.06, 43.92, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(356,49.59%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356,66.3%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.6404,48.9863,22.3109) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.799,13.5909,7.1046) |