Shades of Ruby is deep, 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 | #63fff6 |
| Complementary Color | #009c93 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shades of Ruby Color. The Lazy Shell Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cinnabar (#730113) for more calm effect. Try Khorne Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#009c93 is the best complementary color to Shades of 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 #9c0009 complementary color is Persian Green, 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 Sangria are #9c0057 and #9c4500. Thus found on the left and right of #9c0009 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fresh Eggplant and Brown colors as they work well with Shades of Ruby.
The split-complementary Shades of Ruby palette consists of #00569c and #009c45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009c93). Try Endeavour and Green Haze colors in combination with #9c0009, 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 #9c0009 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 Shades of Ruby. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shades of Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persian Green, Limeade, and Pigment Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c0009 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. Shades of Ruby tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#009c93) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Persian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #089c00 and #93009c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c0009 is made of 95% red, 0% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Shades of Ruby has a hue angle of 356.54°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c0009 is made of 0% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c0009 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,0,9) |
| RGB Percentage | 95%, 0%, 5% |
| CMYK | 0, 61.18, 57.65, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(356.54,100%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.54,100%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.0056,55.6175,42.2906) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7596,7.0876,0.9013) |