Nearest-color comparison

Cranberry vs Crimson Red

Cranberry and Crimson Red are different red colors with HEX values #9F000F and #990000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 16.2, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Cranberry and Crimson Red are very close colors. Cranberry is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Cranberry#9F000F

Crimson Red#990000

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Cranberry and Crimson Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance16.2

Pair contrast1.05:1

Luminance delta0.0064

Hue delta354 deg

Lighter colorCranberry

More saturatedCranberry

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Cranberry

Cranberry is #9F000F, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Crimson Red, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#9F000F RGB159, 0, 15 HSL354, 100, 31 CMYK0, 100, 91, 38 Luminance0.0741 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Crimson Red

Crimson Red is #990000, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Cranberry, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#990000 RGB153, 0, 0 HSL0, 100, 30 CMYK0, 100, 100, 40 Luminance0.0677 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Cranberry or Crimson Red

Choose CranberryCranberry is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #9F000F.

Choose Crimson RedCrimson Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #990000.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCranberryCrimson Red

HEX#9F000F#990000

RGB159, 0, 15153, 0, 0

HSL354, 100, 310, 100, 30

CMYK0, 100, 91, 380, 100, 100, 40

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.07410.0677

Black contrast2.48:12.35:1

White contrast8.46:18.92:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Cranberrywhite text - 8.46:1

Crimson Redwhite text - 8.92:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Cranberry#9F000F

Crimson Red#990000

#FA0019#FA0019

#F50000#F50000

#009E8E#009E8E

#009999#009999

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.46
    },
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    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cranberry/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "crimson-red",
    "name": "Crimson Red",
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    ],
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    "contrast": {
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    },
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    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
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    },
    "description": "Crimson Red is #990000, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Cranberry, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/crimson-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson-red.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.05,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 354,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0064,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Cranberry",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cranberry"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.05,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Cranberry",
      "background": "#9F000F",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.46
    },
    {
      "color": "Crimson Red",
      "background": "#990000",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.92
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Crimson Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #990000.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson-red.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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