Big Dip O’Ruby is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #63dabd |
| Complementary Color | #259c7e |
| Color Shade: | cool red (345.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Big Dip O’Ruby Color. The Ember Red 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 Squid Hat (#6e2233) for more calm effect. Try Caviar Couture as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#259c7e is the best complementary color to Big Dip O’Ruby. Green cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c2542 complementary color is Jungle 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 Mexican Red are #9c257d and #9c4325. Thus found on the left and right of #9c2542 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Cumin colors as they work well with Big Dip O’Ruby.
The split-complementary Big Dip O’Ruby palette consists of #257d9c and #259c43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#259c7e). Try Jelly Bean and Eucalyptus colors in combination with #9c2542, 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 #9c2542 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 Big Dip O’Ruby. Thus Sapphire and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Big Dip O’Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Green, Olive Drab, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c2542 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, green 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. Big Dip O’Ruby tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#259c7e) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Jungle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #419c25 and #7f259c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c2542 is made of 60% red, 14% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Big Dip O’Ruby has a hue angle of 345.38°, a saturation of 61.66% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c2542 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 35.3% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c2542 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,37,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 14%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 35.3, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(345.38,61.66%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345.38,76.28%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.5658,50.0513,12.6283) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3552,8.7844,6.0405) |