Cranberry Zing is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #6bb6bb |
| Complementary Color | #438f94 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (3.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cranberry Zing Color. The Glowing Firelight color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Red River (#b95543) for more energetic effect. Try Sun Baked Earth as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#438f94 is the best complementary color to Cranberry Zing. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #944944 complementary color is Wedgewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rust are #944367 and #947143. Thus found on the left and right of #944944 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Cranberry Zing.
The split-complementary Cranberry Zing palette consists of #436794 and #439471 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#438f94). Try Kashmir Blue and Viridian colors in combination with #944944, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #944944 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cranberry Zing. Thus Victoria and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cranberry Zing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Apple, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #944944 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cranberry Zing tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#438f94) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #439449 and #94438f.
In a RGB color space, hex #944944 is made of 51% red, 25% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Cranberry Zing has a hue angle of 3.75°, a saturation of 37.04% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #944944 is made of 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #944944 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,73,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 25%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.41, 31.37, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(3.75,37.04%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(3.75,54.05%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.3747,30.9887,17.6147) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6387,11.4783,6.8601) |