Medium Ruby is soft, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #55bf96 |
| Complementary Color | #40aa81 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (336.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Medium Ruby Color. The Mulberry Yogurt color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ripe Cherry (#c3556f) for more energetic effect. Try Pleasure as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#40aa81 is the best complementary color to Medium Ruby. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa4069 complementary color is Ocean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rouge are #aa409d and #aa4c40. Thus found on the left and right of #aa4069 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Apple Blossom colors as they work well with Medium Ruby.
The split-complementary Medium Ruby palette consists of #409daa and #40aa4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40aa81). Try Boston Blue and Chateau Green colors in combination with #aa4069, 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 #aa4069 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Medium Ruby. Thus San Marino and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medium Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Sushi, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa4069 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Medium Ruby tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#40aa81) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Purple – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #68aa40 and #8140aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa4069 is made of 50% red, 19% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Medium Ruby has a hue angle of 336.79°, a saturation of 45.3% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa4069 is made of 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa4069 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,64,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 19%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.57, 25.49, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(336.79,45.3%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(336.79,62.35%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.1119,47.2904,-0.948) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9608,13.2328,14.814) |