Cranberry Jam Color

#a34f55

Cranberry Jam is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #5cb0aa
Complementary Color #4fa39d
Color Shade: cool red (355.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Cranberry Jam Color Sample
Cranberry Jam Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a34f55

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cranberry Jam Color. The Berry Crush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kopi Luwak (#833d3e) for more energetic effect. Try Terra Rosa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4fa39d is the best complementary color to Cranberry Jam. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a34f55 complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Matrix are #a34f7e and #a3734f. Thus found on the left and right of #a34f55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Santa Fe colors as they work well with Cranberry Jam.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cranberry Jam palette consists of #4f7ea3 and #4fa373 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4fa39d). Try Wedgewood and Fruit Salad colors in combination with #a34f55, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a34f55 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cranberry Jam. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cranberry Jam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Butterfly Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #a34f55 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cranberry Jam tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4fa39d) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54a34f and #9c4fa3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a34f55 is made of 50% red, 24% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cranberry Jam has a hue angle of 355.71°, a saturation of 34.71% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a34f55 is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 36.08% black ink.

HEX #a34f55
RGB Decimal rgb(163,79,85)
RGB Percentage 50%, 24%, 26%
CMYK 0, 32.94, 30.59, 36.08
HSL hsl(355.71,34.71%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(355.71,51.53%,63.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.2822,35.2601,12.8846)
XYZ xyz(19.5399,14.0344,10.2734)
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