RAL Design

RAL 010 50 40

Berry Red

RAL 010 50 40 Berry Red is defined by hue 010, lightness 50, and chroma 40, a vibrant mid-tone red with a berry-like quality that feels both modern and approachable. Designers specify it for retail branding elements, kitchen appliance accent panels, and event staging structures. At this balanced intersection of lightness and chroma, the colour delivers strong visual presence without the intensity of peak-saturation reds.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C04050
RGBrgb(192, 64, 80)
HSLhsl(353°, 50%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 58%, 25%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue10°
Lightness50
Chroma40

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
192
G
64
B
80
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
5.1:1Pass
Black text
4.1:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)46
a* (Green-Red)52
b* (Blue-Yellow)19
L* (LCh)46
C* (Chroma)56
h° (Hue)20°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

Build a Palette Around Berry Red

Palette Generator

Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
2.2:1
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1.2:1
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1.8:1
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1.4:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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