Cranberry Color
Cranberry is a pink color with hex code #9E003A. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cranberry, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cranberry Color Values
What Does Cranberry Mean?
Cranberry belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Cranberry adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cranberry is classified as a red (nearest centroid: deep red, #841B2D).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cranberry
Cranberry and #009E64 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #9E0089 and #9E1500, which sit beside cranberry on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cranberry with triadic partners #3A9E00 and #003A9E. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Red Wine —
#8C0034(Delta E 7) - Raspberry —
#B00149(Delta E 7) - Purplish Red —
#B0054B(Delta E 8) - Purple Red —
#990147(Delta E 10) - Paprika —
#8D0226(Delta E 10)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #9E003A; }
.background { background-color: #9E003A; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9E003A; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #9E003A40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cranberry?
Cranberry has the hex code #9E003A. In RGB notation it is rgb(158, 0, 58), in HSL it is hsl(338, 100%, 31%), and its OKLCH value is 0.446, 0.178, 11.5.
What does the color cranberry mean?
Pink-family colors like cranberry carry distinct psychological associations. Cranberry belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Cranberry adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with cranberry?
Cranberry has three easy routes: its complement #009E64 for punch, its neighbors #9E0089 and #9E1500 for something calmer, or triadic partners #3A9E00 and #003A9E when you want energy.
Is cranberry a standard web color?
No — Cranberry is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #9E003A or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cranberry lighter or darker?
To lighten cranberry, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFC7DB (lightest tint) to #1A0009 (darkest shade).
About Cranberry
Cranberry is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #9E003A to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.