Cranberry is deep, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #61ffc5 |
| Complementary Color | #009e64 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (337.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Cranberry Color. The Hinomaru Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Crucified Red (#cc0044) for more calm effect. Try Red-Letter Day as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#009e64 is the best complementary color to Cranberry. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e003a complementary color is Green Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Paprika are #9e0089 and #9e1400. Thus found on the left and right of #9e003a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flirt and Sangria colors as they work well with Cranberry.
The split-complementary Cranberry palette consists of #00889e and #009e15 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009e64). Try Deep Cerulean and Fun Green colors in combination with #9e003a, 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 #9e003a offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cranberry. Thus Smalt and Limeade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cranberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Haze, Limeade, and Navy Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e003a square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cranberry tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#009e64) and two others. The Limeade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Green Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a9e00 and #64009e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e003a is made of 73% red, 0% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cranberry has a hue angle of 337.97°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e003a is made of 0% cyan, 61.96% magenta, 39.21% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e003a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,0,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 73%, 0%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 61.96, 39.21, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(337.97,100%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(337.97,100%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.0807,57.8291,14.5559) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8643,7.5746,4.6816) |