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Named color

Ruby Red

Ruby Red is a balanced red color with HEX #9B111E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 155, 17, 30, HSL 354, 80%, 34%, warm temperature, and is useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design.

#9B111E red warm balanced
HEX #9B111E
RGB rgb(155, 17, 30)
HSL hsl(354 80% 34%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 89, 81, 39)
Luminance 0.0746
Contrast Black 2.49:1White 8.43:1

CSS Utilities

--color-ruby-red: #9B111E;
.bg-ruby-red { background-color: #9B111E; }
.text-ruby-red { color: #9B111E; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0746
Black text2.49:1AA Fail
White text8.43:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  "hex": "#9B111E",
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    17,
    30
  ],
  "hsl": [
    354,
    80,
    34
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    81,
    39
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0746,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  "analogous": [
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    "#9C4911"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#1F9C11",
    "#111F9C"
  ],
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    "#119C8E",
    "#49119C"
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    "#11659C"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#E72336",
    "#9B111E",
    "#49080F"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#E72336",
  "dark": "#49080F",
  "saturated": "#AD0011",
  "desaturated": "#89242E",
  "pastel": "#DA5260",
  "neon": "#D60015"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#9C1165",
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  ],
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    "#E72336"
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
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    "#E72336",
    "#89242E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "tool-red",
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    "firebrick"
  ],
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      "/wcag/ruby-red",
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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    "editorial palettes",
    "product design"
  ],
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      "energy",
      "intensity",
      "attention"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "fashion",
      "food",
      "sports",
      "retail"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "low-stimulation wellness interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "ruby"
  ],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
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  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "warm",
    "balanced",
    "branding-accents",
    "editorial-palettes",
    "product-design",
    "energy",
    "intensity",
    "attention"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
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    17,
    30
  ],
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    354,
    80,
    34
  ],
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    81,
    39
  ],
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  },
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      "#9C1165",
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
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  },
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    "variable": "--color-ruby-red: #9B111E;",
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      "#9C1165",
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      "#E72336"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#FFFFFF"
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      "#E72336",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Ruby Red Color

Ruby Red sits in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Ruby Red is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, intensity, and attention, which makes it relevant for fashion and food. In design work, Ruby Red is most useful for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Ruby Red accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #9B111E.Ruby Red CSS utilitiesUse Ruby Red in CSS variables and utility classes.#9B111E HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Ruby Red paletteOpen the generated palette based on Ruby Red.Ruby Red harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Ruby Red against black and white text.

Black text2.49:1AA Fail
White text8.43:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Carmine#960018
Cranberry#9F000F
Tool Red#B11226
Anodized Red#B00020
Firebrick#B22222

Color Harmonies

#119C8E#119C8E
#9C1165#9C1165
#9C4911#9C4911
#1F9C11#1F9C11
#111F9C#111F9C
Open full Ruby Red harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#E72336#E72336
#49080F#49080F
#AD0011#AD0011
#89242E#89242E
#DA5260#DA5260
#D60015#D60015

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#119C8E#119C8E
#9C1165#9C1165
#9C4911#9C4911
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5