Nearest-color comparison

Raspberry vs Rose Red

Raspberry and Rose Red are different pink colors with HEX values #E30B5D and #C21E56. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 38.7, their contrast ratio is 1.24:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Raspberry and Rose Red are visually related colors. Raspberry is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.24:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Raspberry#E30B5D

Rose Red#C21E56

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance38.7

Pair contrast1.24:1

Luminance delta0.0429

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorRaspberry

More saturatedRaspberry

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Raspberry

Raspberry is #E30B5D, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Rose Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#E30B5D RGB227, 11, 93 HSL337, 91, 47 CMYK0, 95, 59, 11 Luminance0.1736 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

pink color

Rose Red

Rose Red is #C21E56, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Raspberry, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C21E56 RGB194, 30, 86 HSL340, 73, 44 CMYK0, 85, 56, 24 Luminance0.1307 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Raspberry or Rose Red

Choose RaspberryRaspberry is better when the design needs vibrant pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E30B5D.

Choose Rose RedRose Red is better when the design needs vibrant pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C21E56.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyRaspberryRose Red

HEX#E30B5D#C21E56

RGB227, 11, 93194, 30, 86

HSL337, 91, 47340, 73, 44

CMYK0, 95, 59, 110, 85, 56, 24

FamilyPinkPink

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.17360.1307

Black contrast4.47:13.61:1

White contrast4.7:15.81:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Raspberrywhite text - 4.7:1

Rose Redwhite text - 5.81:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Raspberry#E30B5D

Rose Red#C21E56

#F75593#F75593

#E55787#E55787

#0BE591#0BE591

#1EC28C#1EC28C

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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    "slug": "raspberry",
    "name": "Raspberry",
    "hex": "#E30B5D",
    "rgb": [
      227,
      11,
      93
    ],
    "hsl": [
      337,
      91,
      47
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      95,
      59,
      11
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1736,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.47,
      "white": 4.7
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.7
    },
    "description": "Raspberry is #E30B5D, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Rose Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/raspberry/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raspberry.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "rose-red",
    "name": "Rose Red",
    "hex": "#C21E56",
    "rgb": [
      194,
      30,
      86
    ],
    "hsl": [
      340,
      73,
      44
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      85,
      56,
      24
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1307,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.61,
      "white": 5.81
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.81
    },
    "description": "Rose Red is #C21E56, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Raspberry, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/rose-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-red.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 38.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.24,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 3,
    "saturation": 18,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0429,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Raspberry",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Raspberry"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.24,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Raspberry",
      "background": "#E30B5D",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.7
    },
    {
      "color": "Rose Red",
      "background": "#C21E56",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.81
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Raspberry is better when the design needs vibrant pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E30B5D.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Rose Red is better when the design needs vibrant pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C21E56.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/raspberry-vs-rose-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raspberry.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-red.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "raspberry-vs-rose-red",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Raspberry vs Rose Red",
  "verdict": "Raspberry and Rose Red are visually related colors. Raspberry is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.24:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Raspberry and Rose Red are different pink colors with HEX values #E30B5D and #C21E56. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 38.7, their contrast ratio is 1.24:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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  "contrastRatio": 1.24,
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    {
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      "name": "Raspberry",
      "hex": "#E30B5D",
      "rgb": [
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        11,
        93
      ],
      "hsl": [
        337,
        91,
        47
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        95,
        59,
        11
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1736,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.47,
        "white": 4.7
      },
      "wcag": {
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        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 4.7
      },
      "description": "Raspberry is #E30B5D, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Rose Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/raspberry/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raspberry.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "rose-red",
      "name": "Rose Red",
      "hex": "#C21E56",
      "rgb": [
        194,
        30,
        86
      ],
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        340,
        73,
        44
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
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        56,
        24
      ],
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      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.1307,
      "contrast": {
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      },
      "wcag": {
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        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.81
      },
      "description": "Rose Red is #C21E56, a warm pink color with vibrant character. Compared with Raspberry, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/rose-red/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-red.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
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    "contrastRatio": 1.24,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 3,
      "saturation": 18,
      "lightness": 3
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0429,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "lighterColor": "Raspberry",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Raspberry"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.24,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Raspberry",
        "background": "#E30B5D",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 4.7
      },
      {
        "color": "Rose Red",
        "background": "#C21E56",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.81
      }
    ]
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Rose Red is better when the design needs vibrant pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C21E56.",
    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/raspberry-vs-rose-red.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raspberry.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-red.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/raspberry-vs-rose-red/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/raspberry-vs-rose-red.json"
}