Rubiate 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 | #3fbfbd |
| Complementary Color | #40c0be |
| Color Shade: | cool red (359.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rubiate Color. The High Drama 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 Cherry Tart (#933d3e) for more calm effect. Try Nelson's Milk Snake as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#40c0be is the best complementary color to Rubiate. 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 #c04042 complementary color is Puerto Rico, 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 Crail are #c04081 and #c07e40. Thus found on the left and right of #c04042 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Copper colors as they work well with Rubiate.
The split-complementary Rubiate palette consists of #4082c0 and #40c07e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40c0be). Try Steel Blue and Emerald colors in combination with #c04042, 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 #c04042 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 Rubiate. Thus Governor Bay and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rubiate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Sushi, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c04042 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm 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. Rubiate tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#40c0be) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Puerto Rico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41c040 and #be40c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c04042 is made of 60% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Rubiate has a hue angle of 359.06°, a saturation of 50.39% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c04042 is made of 0% cyan, 50.19% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c04042 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,64,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 60%, 20%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.19, 49.41, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(359.06,50.39%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(359.06,66.67%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.9972,51.2176,27.5154) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.555,15.2666,6.8068) |