Ruby Shard Color

#bd1c30

Ruby Shard is vivid, 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 #42e3cf
Complementary Color #1cbda9
Color Shade: cool red (352.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.55% (better contrasting with white)
Ruby Shard Color Sample
Ruby Shard Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bd1c30

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruby Shard Color. The Shinshu 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 saturated alternative called French Winery (#991133) for more energetic effect. Try Transfusion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1cbda9 is the best complementary color to Ruby Shard. 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 #bd1c30 complementary color is Java, 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 Cardinal are #bd1c80 and #bd581c. Thus found on the left and right of #bd1c30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Violet and Orange Roughy colors as they work well with Ruby Shard.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ruby Shard palette consists of #1c80bd and #1cbd58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1cbda9). Try Eastern Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #bd1c30, 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 #bd1c30 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 Shard. Thus Persian Blue and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ruby Shard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd1c30 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 Shard tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1cbda9) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2fbd1c and #a91cbd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bd1c30 is made of 71% red, 11% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Ruby Shard has a hue angle of 352.55°, a saturation of 74.19% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd1c30 is made of 0% cyan, 63.14% magenta, 55.3% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #bd1c30
RGB Decimal rgb(189,28,48)
RGB Percentage 71%, 11%, 18%
CMYK 0, 63.14, 55.3, 25.88
HSL hsl(352.55,74.19%,42.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(352.55,85.19%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.9971,61.0154,32.1754)
XYZ xyz(21.935,11.8627,3.9299)
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