French Raspberry is vibrant, 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 | #38d3b7 |
| Complementary Color | #2bc7aa |
| Color Shade: | cool red (349.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to French Raspberry Color. The Cabaret 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 soft alternative called Dorset Naga (#9d2c31) for more calm effect. Try Big Dip O’Ruby as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2bc7aa is the best complementary color to French Raspberry. 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 #c72c48 complementary color is Shamrock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brick Red are #c72b95 and #c75d2b. Thus found on the left and right of #c72c48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Tuscany colors as they work well with French Raspberry.
The split-complementary French Raspberry palette consists of #2b95c7 and #2bc75d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2bc7aa). Try Curious Blue and Jungle Green colors in combination with #c72c48, 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 #c72c48 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 French Raspberry. Thus Cerulean Blue and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Raspberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shamrock, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c72c48 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. French Raspberry tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2bc7aa) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Shamrock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48c72b and #aa2bc7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c72c48 is made of 63% red, 14% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode French Raspberry has a hue angle of 349.16°, a saturation of 63.79% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c72c48 is made of 0% cyan, 60.79% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c72c48 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,44,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 14%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 60.79, 49.8, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(349.16,63.79%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(349.16,77.89%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.8172,60.8579,22.6475) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6236,14.4114,7.562) |