French Raspberry (#C72C48)

The hex code for French Raspberry is #C72C48. It is rgb(199, 44, 72) in RGB, hsl(349, 64%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 64%, 22%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#C72C48

RGBrgb(199, 44, 72)

HSLhsl(349, 64%, 48%)

HSVhsv(349, 78%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 64%, 22%)

OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.19 16.7)

LABlab(45.50% 61.20 24.14)

LCHlch(45.50% 65.79 21.52)

Colors Closest to French Raspberry

French Raspberry is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 3.49 Dingy Dungeon#C53151ΔE 5.52 Cardinal#C41E3AΔE 6.64 Brick Red#CB4154ΔE 6.78 Strawberry Red#C83F49ΔE 6.9 Spanish Carmine#D10047ΔE 9.59

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#C72C48 Channel Values

How French Raspberry breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 199 · G 44 · B 72	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 349° · S 64% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 349° · S 78% · V 78%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 78% · Y 64% · K 22%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.41:1 vs white · 3.88:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a French Raspberry background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With French Raspberry

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite French Raspberry; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of French Raspberry

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How French Raspberry Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C72C48

Protanopia#616147

Protanomaly#955047

Deuteranopia#7D7D3F

Deuteranomaly#A06643

Tritanopia#C63131

Tritanomaly#C72F3B

Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #C72C48 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--french-raspberry: #C72C48;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C72C48;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'french-raspberry': '#C72C48' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.173, blue: 0.282)

Android XML<color name="french_raspberry">#C72C48</color>

SVG fillfill="#C72C48"

More Red Colors

French Raspberry sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c73333 c7001e c80815 c69f9f c83f49 c53151 c95a49 c4aead cb4154 c41e3a cb6d51 c41717 d98695 e63e62 f4c2c2 fd5e53 ff3859 ff8e7a ffd6d6 3c1414 603939 7e5e60 996666 b11226

#C72C48 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for French Raspberry?

The hex code for French Raspberry is #C72C48. That is rgb(199, 44, 72) in RGB, hsl(349, 64%, 48%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 64%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #C72C48?

#C72C48 is rgb(199, 44, 72) — red 199, green 44, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C72C48?

#C72C48 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 64%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C72C48 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C72C48 scores 5.41:1 against white and 3.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C72C48 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C72C48 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 15.18, which is visibly different.

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