Ruby Star Color

#bb1122

Ruby Star 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 #4ed
Complementary Color #10bbaa
Color Shade: cool red (354° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Ruby Star Color Sample
Ruby Star Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb1122

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruby Star Color. The Rouge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Red Tuna Fruit (#b41b40) for more calm effect. Try Jester Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#10bbaa is the best complementary color to Ruby Star. 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 #b12 complementary color is Mountain Meadow, 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 White are #bb1076 and #bb5510. Thus found on the left and right of #b12 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Fiery Orange colors as they work well with Ruby Star.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ruby Star palette consists of #1076bb and #10bb55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10bbaa). Try Denim and Malachite colors in combination with #b12, 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 #b12 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 Star. Thus Torea Bay and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ruby Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Lima, and Blue Gem split by 90° on the color wheel. #b12 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 Star tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#10bbaa) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Mountain Meadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #22bb10 and #a910bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb1122 is made of 79% red, 7% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Ruby Star has a hue angle of 354°, a saturation of 83.33% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb1122 is made of 0% cyan, 66.66% magenta, 60% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb1122
RGB Decimal rgb(187,17,34)
RGB Percentage 79%, 7%, 14%
CMYK 0, 66.66, 60, 26.67
HSL hsl(354,83.33%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354,90.91%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.7169,62.0294,38.8698)
XYZ xyz(20.9827,11.0812,2.5463)
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