Oriental Ruby 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 | #31ac94 |
| Complementary Color | #52ceb5 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oriental Ruby Color. The Oxford Sausage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Red Icon (#c93543) for more energetic effect. Try Muted Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#52ceb5 is the best complementary color to Oriental Ruby. 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 #ce536b 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 Chestnut Rose are #ce52a8 and #ce7852. Thus found on the left and right of #ce536b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Raw Sienna colors as they work well with Oriental Ruby.
The split-complementary Oriental Ruby palette consists of #52a8ce and #52ce78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#52ceb5). Try Shakespeare and Emerald colors in combination with #ce536b, 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 #ce536b 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 Oriental Ruby. Thus Indigo and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oriental Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puerto Rico, Celery, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #ce536b 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. Oriental Ruby tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#52ceb5) and two others. The Mantis 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 #6bce52 and #b552ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #ce536b is made of 52% red, 21% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Oriental Ruby has a hue angle of 348.29°, a saturation of 55.66% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ce536b is made of 0% cyan, 48.23% magenta, 38.82% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #ce536b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,83,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 21%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 48.23, 38.82, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(348.29,55.66%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.29,59.71%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.2528,50.7217,11.7055) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2007,20.3699,16.1972) |