Nearest-color comparison

Ruby Red vs Cranberry

Ruby Red and Cranberry are different red colors with HEX values #9B111E and #9F000F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

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

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Ruby Red#9B111E

Cranberry#9F000F

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance23

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0.0005

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorRuby Red

More saturatedCranberry

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Ruby Red

Ruby Red is #9B111E, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Cranberry, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#9B111E RGB155, 17, 30 HSL354, 80, 34 CMYK0, 89, 81, 39 Luminance0.0746 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Cranberry

Cranberry is #9F000F, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Ruby Red, it is darker and more saturated. 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

When to Use Ruby Red or Cranberry

Choose Ruby RedRuby Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #9B111E.

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

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyRuby RedCranberry

HEX#9B111E#9F000F

RGB155, 17, 30159, 0, 15

HSL354, 80, 34354, 100, 31

CMYK0, 89, 81, 390, 100, 91, 38

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.07460.0741

Black contrast2.49:12.48:1

White contrast8.43:18.46:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Ruby Redwhite text - 8.43:1

Cranberrywhite text - 8.46:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Ruby Red#9B111E

Cranberry#9F000F

#E72336#E72336

#FA0019#FA0019

#119C8E#119C8E

#009E8E#009E8E

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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    "name": "Ruby Red",
    "hex": "#9B111E",
    "rgb": [
      155,
      17,
      30
    ],
    "hsl": [
      354,
      80,
      34
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      89,
      81,
      39
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0746,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.49,
      "white": 8.43
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.43
    },
    "description": "Ruby Red is #9B111E, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Cranberry, it is lighter 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/ruby-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-red.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "cranberry",
    "name": "Cranberry",
    "hex": "#9F000F",
    "rgb": [
      159,
      0,
      15
    ],
    "hsl": [
      354,
      100,
      31
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      100,
      91,
      38
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0741,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.48,
      "white": 8.46
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.46
    },
    "description": "Cranberry is #9F000F, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Ruby Red, it is darker 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/cranberry/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cranberry.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 23,
  "contrastRatio": 1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 20,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0005,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Ruby Red",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cranberry"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Ruby Red",
      "background": "#9B111E",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.43
    },
    {
      "color": "Cranberry",
      "background": "#9F000F",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.46
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Ruby Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #9B111E.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Cranberry is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #9F000F.",
  "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/compare/ruby-red-vs-cranberry.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cranberry.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Ruby Red and Cranberry are different red colors with HEX values #9B111E and #9F000F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        354,
        80,
        34
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      "cmyk": [
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        81,
        39
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      },
      "description": "Ruby Red is #9B111E, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Cranberry, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
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    },
    {
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      },
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      },
      "description": "Cranberry is #9F000F, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Ruby Red, it is darker 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/cranberry/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cranberry.json"
    }
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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      },
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      }
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