#9E003ACranberry (#9E003A) is a dark, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 12°, lightness 0.45 and chroma 0.178. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #9E003A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 0, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 100%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 100%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33.1 57.8 14.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.446 0.178 12) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cranberry shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9e0035 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a10039 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#9e003a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9f003b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 8.35:1 and against black 2.51:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f48999 · #d25b70 · #9e003a · #7e002c · #480015 · #190003
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b75628 · #ad342d · #9e003a · #7e0047 · #5f004b · #410048
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d99f69 · #cb7700 · #956435 · #9e003a · #700026 · #450014
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e0db · #c47d86 · #90676b · #9e003a · #5f1b2a · #330d14
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e0f8f6 · #c3a5a7 · #617170 · #9e003a · #503336 · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f4 · #bccdcc · #8da1a0 · #0d2827 · #000606 · #9e003a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c9fefb · #00c7c1 · #007e7b · #9e003a · #004644 · #190003
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c9fefb · #42c990 · #007a96 · #9e003a · #00492f · #00050a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5fad5 · #8cc05b · #006fc5 · #9e003a · #003d71 · #010700
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f9f4cb · #c0af2e · #007e7b · #9e003a · #342887 · #000202
#B43B55 · #CA6071 · #DE828F · #F1A4AD · #FFC8CE
#85002F · #6D0025 · #56001B · #400012 · #2C0009
#912740 · #833945 · #73454B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.