Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Cranberry

Cranberry is a balanced red color with HEX #9F000F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 159, 0, 15, HSL 354, 100%, 31%, warm temperature, and is useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design.

#9F000F red warm balanced
HEX #9F000F
RGB rgb(159, 0, 15)
HSL hsl(354 100% 31%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 100, 91, 38)
Luminance 0.0741
Contrast Black 2.48:1White 8.46:1

CSS Utilities

--color-cranberry: #9F000F;
.bg-cranberry { background-color: #9F000F; }
.text-cranberry { color: #9F000F; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0741
Black text2.48:1AA Fail
White text8.46:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    0,
    15
  ],
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    354,
    100,
    31
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    100,
    91,
    38
  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#009E8E",
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    "#9E3F00"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#109E00",
    "#00109E"
  ],
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    "#5F9E00",
    "#009E8E",
    "#3F009E"
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    "#005F9E"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FA0019",
    "#9F000F",
    "#420007"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FA0019",
  "dark": "#420007",
  "saturated": "#9E0010",
  "desaturated": "#8D111E",
  "pastel": "#EE2F43",
  "neon": "#C70014"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#009E8E",
    "#9E005F",
    "#9E3F00"
  ],
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    "#FA0019"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FA0019",
    "#8D111E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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  ],
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
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    "/wcag/cranberry",
    "/css/colors/cranberry",
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  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/cranberry",
      "/wcag/cranberry",
      "/css/colors/cranberry",
      "/hex/9f000f"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Cranberry",
  "hex": "#9F000F",
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    "editorial palettes",
    "product design"
  ],
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      "energy",
      "intensity",
      "attention"
    ],
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      "fashion",
      "food",
      "sports",
      "retail"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "low-stimulation wellness interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
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  "confidence": "medium",
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  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
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  ],
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    "product-design",
    "energy",
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    "attention"
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    0,
    15
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    100,
    31
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  ],
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  },
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  },
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
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      "#FFFFFF",
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  },
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    ]
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      "#9E3F00"
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      "#8D111E",
      "#FA0019"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Cranberry Color

Cranberry sits in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Cranberry is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, intensity, and attention, which makes it relevant for fashion and food. In design work, Cranberry is most useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Cranberry accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #9F000F.Cranberry CSS utilitiesUse Cranberry in CSS variables and utility classes.#9F000F HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Cranberry paletteOpen the generated palette based on Cranberry.Cranberry harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cranberry against black and white text.

Black text2.48:1AA Fail
White text8.46:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Carmine#960018
Crimson Red#990000
Ruby Red#9B111E
Anodized Red#B00020
Dark Red#8B0000

Color Harmonies

#009E8E#009E8E
#9E005F#9E005F
#9E3F00#9E3F00
#109E00#109E00
#00109E#00109E
Open full Cranberry harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FA0019#FA0019
#420007#420007
#9E0010#9E0010
#8D111E#8D111E
#EE2F43#EE2F43
#C70014#C70014

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#009E8E#009E8E
#9E005F#9E005F
#9E3F00#9E3F00
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5