Ruby Crystal is pale, 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 | #68a49f |
| Complementary Color | #5a9792 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruby Crystal Color. The Sheringa Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rose Gold (#b76e79) for more energetic effect. Try Handmade Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a9792 is the best complementary color to Ruby Crystal. 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 #975b60 complementary color is Patina, 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 Au Chico are #975a7d and #97745a. Thus found on the left and right of #975b60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Leather colors as they work well with Ruby Crystal.
The split-complementary Ruby Crystal palette consists of #5a7d97 and #5a9774 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a9792). Try Horizon and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #975b60, 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 #975b60 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 Ruby Crystal. Thus Waikawa Gray and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ruby Crystal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Asparagus, and Deluge split by 90° on the color wheel. #975b60 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. Ruby Crystal tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#5a9792) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60975a and #915a97.
In a RGB color space, hex #975b60 is made of 45% red, 27% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Ruby Crystal has a hue angle of 355°, a saturation of 24.79% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #975b60 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #975b60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,91,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 27%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 21.57, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(355,24.79%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355,39.74%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.5052,25.2563,7.6564) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6149,14.906,12.9624) |