Ruby is vivid, 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 | #35feb8 |
| Complementary Color | #00ca84 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (339.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruby Color. The Pink Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Magenta Elephant (#de0170) for more energetic effect. Try Hyper Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#00ca84 is the best complementary color to 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 #ca0147 complementary color is Caribbean 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 Monza are #ca00ab and #ca1f00. Thus found on the left and right of #ca0147 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hollywood Cerise and Milano Red colors as they work well with Ruby.
The split-complementary Ruby palette consists of #00abca and #00ca1f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00ca84). Try Pacific Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #ca0147, 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 #ca0147 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 Ruby. Thus Science Blue and Harlequin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caribbean Green, Pistachio, and Dark Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca0147 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. Ruby tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#00ca84) and two others. The Harlequin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Caribbean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46ca00 and #8400ca.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca0147 is made of 74% red, 0% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Ruby has a hue angle of 339.1°, a saturation of 99.01% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca0147 is made of 0% cyan, 78.83% magenta, 51.38% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca0147 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,1,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 74%, 0%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 78.83, 51.38, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(339.1,99.01%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(339.1,99.5%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8132,68.9979,20.779) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5053,13.0332,7.1326) |