Ruby Slippers Color

#9c2e33

Ruby Slippers 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 #63d1cc
Complementary Color #2e9c96
Color Shade: cool red (357.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.61% (better contrasting with white)
Ruby Slippers Color Sample
Ruby Slippers Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c2e33

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruby Slippers Color. The Biking Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called French Raspberry (#c72c48) for more energetic effect. Try Dry Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2e9c96 is the best complementary color to Ruby Slippers. 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 #9c2e33 complementary color is Lochinvar, 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 Stiletto are #9c2e6a and #9c5f2e. Thus found on the left and right of #9c2e33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Heath and Paarl colors as they work well with Ruby Slippers.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ruby Slippers palette consists of #2e6a9c and #2e9c60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e9c96). Try Azure and Sea Green colors in combination with #9c2e33, 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 #9c2e33 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 Slippers. Thus Governor Bay and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ruby Slippers contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lochinvar, Olive Drab, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c2e33 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. Ruby Slippers tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2e9c96) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Lochinvar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #339c2e and #962e9c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c2e33 is made of 62% red, 18% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Ruby Slippers has a hue angle of 357.27°, a saturation of 54.46% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c2e33 is made of 0% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c2e33
RGB Decimal rgb(156,46,51)
RGB Percentage 62%, 18%, 20%
CMYK 0, 43.14, 41.18, 38.82
HSL hsl(357.27,54.46%,39.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(357.27,70.51%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.4819,45.686,23.3749)
XYZ xyz(15.2848,9.2609,4.1139)
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