#B53D45Pomegranate (#B53D45) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 20°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.155. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #B53D45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 61, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66%, 62%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(43.6 49 22.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.533 0.155 20) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pomegranate shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b6393f — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b83c43 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#b53d45 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b63e46 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pomegranate in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.65:1 and against black 3.72:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffa6a5 · #e27678 · #b53d45 · #93232e · #640013 · #300004
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c97945 · #c25c3f · #b53d45 · #992f52 · #7b2457 · #5d1c56
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e3960a · #a78354 · #b53d45 · #8b2930 · #670a19 · #2c1900
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dee8 · #a88281 · #b53d45 · #76393a · #521e20 · #2b0a0c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f7f8 · #99807f · #b53d45 · #495657 · #321a1a · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #b53d45
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcd8b3 · #40a9cf · #a0728d · #b53d45 · #44567d · #020e24
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cefcfe · #009e7c · #b53d45 · #005c7b · #002a1e · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2fadd · #5b994f · #b53d45 · #184da7 · #001c55 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3f5d2 · #8c8d22 · #b53d45 · #006064 · #26065b · #000203
#C65C5F · #D77979 · #E79594 · #F6B1B0 · #FFD0CE
#9A2D36 · #7F1E27 · #660D1A · #4D000C · #320005
#A84B4E · #9A5757 · #8B605F
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.