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#B53D45 Pomegranate

#B53D45 is a medium, vivid red named Pomegranate. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 23.9% green and 27.1% blue (rgb(181, 61, 69)). Its HSL value is 356° hue, 50% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 62% yellow and 29% black. #B53D45 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.65:1.

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Variations of #B53D45

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B53D45 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B53D45 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B53D45 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A7142
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5C5744
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D5443
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A7142
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E6242
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C62241
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC3443
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #676767
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #805F60

#B53D45 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.65:1 Good#B53D45 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.72:1 Poor#B53D45 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#B53D45 in CSS

/* Pomegranate */
.color { color: #B53D45; }
.background { background-color: #B53D45; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B53D45; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 61 69);
color: hsl(356 50% 47%);
color: oklch(0.533 0.155 20.3);

#B53D45 FAQ

What color is #B53D45?

#B53D45 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Pomegranate. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B53D45?

#B53D45 is rgb(181, 61, 69) in RGB, hsl(356, 50%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 66%, 62%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B53D45?

The complementary color of #B53D45 is #3DB5AD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B53D45?

White text has the best contrast on #B53D45: 5.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B53D45 a warm or cool color?

#B53D45 is a warm color.