Raspberry is a light bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Crimson, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Raspberry effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Raspberry is #E30B5D.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Raspberry has 89%% Red, 4% Green, and 36% Blue.
Raspberry has 337° Hue, 95% Saturation, and 89% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Raspberry has 337° Hue, 90% Saturation, and 47% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Raspberry has 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 59% yellow, and 11% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#E30B5D |
|
RGB |
(227, 11, 93) |
(89%, 4%, 36%) |
HSV |
(337°, 95, 89) |
(93%, 95%, 89%) |
HSL |
(337°, 90, 47) |
(93%, 90%, 47%) |
CMYK |
(0, 95, 59, 11) |
(0%, 95%, 59%, 11%) |
The natural luminance of Raspberry is 17%, which is low.
Raspberry has a higher contrast with white than black.
Raspberry and black have a 4.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Raspberry and white have a 4.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
17% |
insufficient (4.5) |
AA (4.7) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Raspberry paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 65% Red, 20% Magenta, 11% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
65%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
20%
Black
11%
White
4%
To mix Raspberry paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 52% Magenta, 32% Yellow, 11% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
52%
Yellow
32%
Black
11%
White
4%
Colors similar to Raspberry are: Debian Red, Dogwood Rose, Dark Hot Pink, Rich Carmine, and Red Ribbon. Debian Red is darker than Raspberry. Dogwood Rose is paler than Raspberry. Dark Hot Pink is more magenta and brighter than Raspberry. Rich Carmine is more red and brighter and darker than Raspberry. Red Ribbon is more red than Raspberry.