Antique Ruby is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #7be4d2 |
| Complementary Color | #1a8472 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (349.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Ruby Color. The Red Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Vinho do Porto (#b31a38) for more energetic effect. Try Red Vitality as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1a8472 is the best complementary color to Antique Ruby. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #841b2d complementary color is Elm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Merlot are #841a61 and #843d1a. Thus found on the left and right of #841b2d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Disco and Russet colors as they work well with Antique Ruby.
The split-complementary Antique Ruby palette consists of #1a6184 and #1a843d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a8472). Try Blumine and Jewel colors in combination with #841b2d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #841b2d 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 Antique Ruby. Thus Jacksons Purple and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Elm, Vida Loca, and Persian Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #841b2d square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Antique Ruby tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1a8472) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Elm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c841a and #711a84.
In a RGB color space, hex #841b2d is made of 65% red, 13% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Ruby has a hue angle of 349.71°, a saturation of 66.04% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #841b2d is made of 0% cyan, 41.17% magenta, 34.11% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #841b2d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,27,45) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 13%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.17, 34.11, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(349.71,66.04%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(349.71,79.55%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.1048,44.5884,16.8928) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3813,5.8789,3.0702) |