Cruel Ruby Color

#dd3344

Cruel Ruby 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 #2cb
Complementary Color #32ddcc
Color Shade: cool red (354° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Cruel Ruby Color Sample
Cruel Ruby Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dd3344

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cruel Ruby Color. The Possessed Red 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 Zǎo Hóng Maroon (#c1264c) for more calm effect. Try Bara Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#32ddcc is the best complementary color to Cruel 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 #d34 complementary color is Turquoise, 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 #dd3299 and #dd7632. Thus found on the left and right of #d34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Red Damask colors as they work well with Cruel Ruby.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cruel Ruby palette consists of #3299dd and #32dd77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#32ddcc). Try Curious Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #d34, 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 #d34 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 Cruel Ruby. Thus Royal Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cruel Ruby contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turquoise, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #d34 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. Cruel Ruby tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#32ddcc) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Purple – 120° from the complementary Turquoise. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #44dd32 and #cb32dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dd3344 is made of 65% red, 15% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Cruel Ruby has a hue angle of 354°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd3344 is made of 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 60% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dd3344
RGB Decimal rgb(221,51,68)
RGB Percentage 65%, 15%, 20%
CMYK 0, 66.67, 60, 13.33
HSL hsl(354,71.43%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354,76.92%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.6862,64.872,32.0606)
XYZ xyz(32.046,18.1572,7.2845)
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