#9B1B30 · Cranberry

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#9B1B30 is a medium, moderately saturated red color, closest to Cranberry and near Cranberry and Brick Red. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 19°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #9B1B30 a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#9B1B30
RGBrgb(155, 27, 48)
HSLhsl(350, 70%, 36%)
CMYK0, 83, 69, 39
CSS var--cranberry
Contrast8.1:1 white · 2.59:1 black

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How to use #9B1B30

White text passes WCAG AA on #9B1B30 (8.1:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #9B1B30 with its analogous neighbors #9C1C71 and #9C461C; for contrast use its complement #1C9C87 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cranberry: #9B1B30;

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