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Ruby Ink Muted

Red · Hue 10
Hex
#2A1F1D
RGB
rgb(42, 31, 29)
HSL
hsl(10, 18%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 26%, 31%, 84%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
16:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
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About this color

Ruby Ink Muted (#2A1F1D) belongs to the red family — hue 10°, 18% saturation, 14% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-ruby-ink-muted: #2A1F1D;
  --colorarchive-ruby-ink-muted-hsl: hsl(10, 18%, 14%);
  --colorarchive-ruby-ink-muted-rgb: rgb(42, 31, 29);
}

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Lighter companion
Ruby Nocturne Muted
#3C2D2A · hsl(10, 18%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cerulean Ink Muted
#1D282A · hsl(190, 18%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Coral Ink Muted
#2A241D · hsl(30, 18%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Merlot Ink Muted
#2A1D1F · hsl(350, 18%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Mint Ink Muted
#1D2A1F · hsl(130, 18%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Violet Ink Muted
#1F1D2A · hsl(250, 18%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Teal Ink Muted
#1D2A26 · hsl(160, 18%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Cobalt Ink Muted
#1D222A · hsl(220, 18%, 14%)
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Base: Ruby Ink Muted #2A1F1D
Lighter companion: Ruby Nocturne Muted #3C2D2A
Complementary counterpoint: Cerulean Ink Muted #1D282A
Analogous lead: Coral Ink Muted #2A241D
Analogous echo: Merlot Ink Muted #2A1D1F
Triadic +120°: Mint Ink Muted #1D2A1F
Triadic +240°: Violet Ink Muted #1F1D2A
Split-comp +150°: Teal Ink Muted #1D2A26
Split-comp +210°: Cobalt Ink Muted #1D222A

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Ruby Ink Faint
#272120 · hsl(10, 10%, 14%)
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Ruby Ink Dust
#2D1E1A · hsl(10, 26%, 14%)
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Ruby Nocturne Muted
#3C2D2A · hsl(10, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Ink Muted
#2A1E1D · hsl(5, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Vermillion Ink Muted
#2A201D · hsl(15, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Ruby Ink Soft
#301C18 · hsl(10, 34%, 14%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA15.3:1
Cerulean Veil Faint
#F9FAFA
AAA15.4:1
Cerulean Veil Muted
#F9FBFB
AAA15.4:1
Cerulean Veil Dust
#F9FBFB
AAA15.4:1
Cerulean Veil Soft
#F8FBFC
AAA15.5:1
Cerulean Veil Clear
#F7FCFD
AAA15.5:1
Cerulean Veil Vivid
#F6FCFE

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#26271E
Protanopia
#26261D
Tritanopia
#2A1E1E
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