Dark Raspberry is a medium dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Crimson, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Dark Raspberry effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Raspberry is #872657.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Raspberry has 53%% Red, 15% Green, and 34% Blue.
Dark Raspberry has 330° Hue, 72% Saturation, and 53% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Raspberry has 330° Hue, 56% Saturation, and 34% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Raspberry has 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 36% yellow, and 47% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#872657 |
|
RGB |
(135, 38, 87) |
(53%, 15%, 34%) |
HSV |
(330°, 72, 53) |
(91%, 72%, 53%) |
HSL |
(330°, 56, 34) |
(91%, 56%, 34%) |
CMYK |
(0, 72, 36, 47) |
(0%, 72%, 36%, 47%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Raspberry is 7%, which is low.
Dark Raspberry has a higher contrast with white than black.
Dark Raspberry and black have a 2.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Dark Raspberry and white have a 8.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
7% |
insufficient (2.4) |
AAA (8.6) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Raspberry paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 25% Red, 13% Magenta, 47% Black, 15% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
25%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
13%
Black
47%
White
15%
To mix Dark Raspberry paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 25% Magenta, 13% Yellow, 47% Black, 15% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
25%
Yellow
13%
Black
47%
White
15%
Colors similar to Dark Raspberry are: Boysenberry, Pansy Purple, Rouge, Royal Heath, and Velvet Maroon. Boysenberry is paler than Dark Raspberry. Pansy Purple is brighter and darker than Dark Raspberry. Rouge is paler and lighter than Dark Raspberry. Royal Heath is lighter than Dark Raspberry. Velvet Maroon is more red and paler than Dark Raspberry.