Pomegranate and Blackcurrant color palette
Pomegranate and Blackcurrant is a 4-color palette drawing on reds and pinks. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 28% (#4A0E2B, dark) to 84% (#FFB3C1, light), and its most saturated color, #C73E6B, is vivid. 4 of its 4 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 2 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged food, bold, monochrome, pink and red.
- Space Cadet #4A0E2B
- Auburn #8B1E4F
- Imperial Red #C73E6B
- Cherry Blossom Pink #FFB3C1
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Cadet | #4A0E2B | rgb(74, 14, 43) | hsl(331, 68%, 17%) | oklch(28.1% 0.094 355.6) |
| Auburn | #8B1E4F | rgb(139, 30, 79) | hsl(333, 64%, 33%) | oklch(43.1% 0.149 358.5) |
| Imperial Red | #C73E6B | rgb(199, 62, 107) | hsl(340, 55%, 51%) | oklch(57.3% 0.176 4.6) |
| Cherry Blossom Pink | #FFB3C1 | rgb(255, 179, 193) | hsl(349, 100%, 85%) | oklch(84.2% 0.09 7) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Pomegranate and Blackcurrant, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFB3C1 on #4A0E2B | 8.98:1 | AAA | Lc -69.4 |
| #FFB3C1 on #8B1E4F | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc -58.5 |
| #4A0E2B on #C73E6B | 3.12:1 | AA large | Lc 26.8 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
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Deuteranopia
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/4a0e2b-8b1e4f-c73e6b-ffb3c1.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.