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Grenadine Pink & Deep Indigo
Plate 6 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Grenadine Pink, Deep Indigo.
red · 10 palettes
Grenadine Pink is a mid-tone, vivid red tone. Its hex value is #f48067 — that is
RGB 244, 128, 103, or HSL 11°, 87%, 68%.
It holds 8.1:1 contrast against dark, so Grenadine Pink works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 2.6:1; on black 8.1:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Grenadine Pink appears in 10 combinations — most often paired with Naples Yellow, Cobalt Green and Turquoise Green.
Grenadine Pink appears in 10 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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