Moroccan Ruby is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #72afb4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b888d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Moroccan Ruby Color. The Russet Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Granrojo Jellyfish (#9e6858) for more calm effect. Try Maximum Mocha as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b888d is the best complementary color to Moroccan Ruby. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d504b complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rust are #8d4b66 and #8d714b. Thus found on the left and right of #8d504b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Shadow colors as they work well with Moroccan Ruby.
The split-complementary Moroccan Ruby palette consists of #4b678d and #4b8d71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b888d). Try Kashmir Blue and Viridian colors in combination with #8d504b, 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 #8d504b offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moroccan Ruby. Thus Victoria and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moroccan Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d504b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moroccan Ruby tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4b888d) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b8d50 and #8d4b87.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d504b is made of 48% red, 27% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Moroccan Ruby has a hue angle of 4.55°, a saturation of 30.56% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d504b is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d504b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,80,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 27%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 25.88, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(4.55,30.56%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.55,46.81%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.0696,24.9493,14.0809) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1232,11.908,8.158) |