Raspberry Color
Raspberry is a pink color with hex code #B00149. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with raspberry, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Raspberry Color Values
What Does Raspberry Mean?
Raspberry 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, Raspberry adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Raspberry is classified as a red (nearest centroid: vivid purplish red, #CE4676).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Raspberry
Raspberry and #01B268 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 — #B201A3 and #B21001, which sit beside raspberry on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair raspberry with triadic partners #4BB201 and #014BB2. 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
- Purplish Red —
#B0054B(Delta E 1) - Cranberry —
#9E003A(Delta E 7) - Purple Red —
#990147(Delta E 10) - Jazzberry Jam —
#CA3767(Delta E 11) - Berry —
#990F4B(Delta E 12)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B00149; }
.background { background-color: #B00149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B00149; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B0014940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for raspberry?
Raspberry has the hex code #B00149. In RGB notation it is rgb(176, 1, 73), in HSL it is hsl(335, 99%, 35%), and its OKLCH value is 0.485, 0.194, 8.4.
What does the color raspberry mean?
Pink-family colors like raspberry carry distinct psychological associations. Raspberry 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, Raspberry adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with raspberry?
Raspberry has three easy routes: its complement #01B268 for punch, its neighbors #B201A3 and #B21001 for something calmer, or triadic partners #4BB201 and #014BB2 when you want energy.
Is raspberry a standard web color?
No — Raspberry is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B00149 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make raspberry lighter or darker?
To lighten raspberry, 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 #FFC7DE (lightest tint) to #1E000D (darkest shade).
About Raspberry
Raspberry 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 #B00149 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.