July Ruby Color

#773b4a

July Ruby is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #88c4b5
Complementary Color #3b7668
Color Shade: red magenta (345° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.9% (better contrasting with white)
July Ruby Color Sample
July Ruby Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #773b4a

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to July Ruby Color. The Fig color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Japanese Wineberry (#522c35) for more calm effect. Try Ode to Joy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3b7668 is the best complementary color to July Ruby. Warm cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #773b4a complementary color is Viridian, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cosmic are #763b67 and #76493b. Thus found on the left and right of #773b4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Ironstone colors as they work well with July Ruby.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary July Ruby palette consists of #3b6876 and #3b764a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b7668). Try Oracle and Goblin colors in combination with #773b4a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #773b4a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the July Ruby. Thus East Bay and Fern Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of July Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian, Yellow Metal, and East Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #773b4a square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. July Ruby tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3b7668) and two others. The Fern Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Affair – 120° from the complementary Viridian. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49763b and #683b76.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #773b4a is made of 47% red, 23% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode July Ruby has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 33.71% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #773b4a is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #773b4a
RGB Decimal rgb(119,59,74)
RGB Percentage 47%, 23%, 29%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 17.65, 53.33
HSL hsl(345,33.71%,34.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(345,50.42%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.0152,27.9359,2.9414)
XYZ xyz(10.4077,7.5443,7.3862)
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