Timeless Ruby Color

#9a4149

Timeless 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 #65beb6
Complementary Color #419a91
Color Shade: cool red (354.61° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.94% (better contrasting with white)
Timeless Ruby Color Sample
Timeless Ruby Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9a4149

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Timeless Ruby Color. The Satin Chocolate color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Griffon Brown (#70393f) for more calm effect. Try Splatter as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#419a91 is the best complementary color to Timeless 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 #9a4149 complementary color is Ocean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tosca are #9a4175 and #9a6541. Thus found on the left and right of #9a4149 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vin Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Timeless Ruby.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Timeless Ruby palette consists of #41759a and #419a65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#419a91). Try San Marino and Chateau Green colors in combination with #9a4149, 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 #9a4149 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 Timeless Ruby. Thus Gigas and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Timeless Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a4149 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool 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. Timeless Ruby tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#419a91) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #499a41 and #91419a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9a4149 is made of 53% red, 22% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Timeless Ruby has a hue angle of 354.61°, a saturation of 40.64% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a4149 is made of 0% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #9a4149
RGB Decimal rgb(154,65,73)
RGB Percentage 53%, 22%, 25%
CMYK 0, 34.9, 31.76, 39.61
HSL hsl(354.61,40.64%,42.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.61,57.79%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.8013,37.9452,13.9108)
XYZ xyz(16.4193,11.1317,7.5866)
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