Cranberry is a light medium bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Crimson, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Cranberry effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Cranberry is #DB5079.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Cranberry has 86%% Red, 31% Green, and 47% Blue.
Cranberry has 342° Hue, 63% Saturation, and 86% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Cranberry has 342° Hue, 66% Saturation, and 59% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Cranberry has 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 45% yellow, and 14% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#DB5079 |
|
RGB |
(219, 80, 121) |
(86%, 31%, 47%) |
HSV |
(342°, 63, 86) |
(95%, 63%, 86%) |
HSL |
(342°, 66, 59) |
(95%, 66%, 59%) |
CMYK |
(0, 63, 45, 14) |
(0%, 63%, 45%, 14%) |
The natural luminance of Cranberry is 22%, which is low.
Cranberry has a higher contrast with black than white.
Cranberry and black have a 5.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Cranberry and white have a 3.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
22% |
AA (5.4) |
insufficient (3.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Cranberry paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 45% Red, 9% Magenta, 14% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
45%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
9%
Black
14%
White
31%
To mix Cranberry paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 32% Magenta, 23% Yellow, 14% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
32%
Yellow
23%
Black
14%
White
31%
Colors similar to Cranberry are: Dark Pink, Mandy, Deep Rose, Raspberry Pink, and Dark Terra Cotta. Dark Pink is lighter than Cranberry. Mandy is more red than Cranberry. Deep Rose is more red and darker than Cranberry. Raspberry Pink is more magenta than Cranberry. Dark Terra Cotta is more red and darker than Cranberry.