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Ruby Ink Dust

Red · Hue 10
Hex
#2D1E1A
RGB
rgb(45, 30, 26)
HSL
hsl(10, 26%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 33%, 42%, 82%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
16:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
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About this color

Ruby Ink Dust (#2D1E1A) belongs to the red family — hue 10°, 26% 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-dust: #2D1E1A;
  --colorarchive-ruby-ink-dust-hsl: hsl(10, 26%, 14%);
  --colorarchive-ruby-ink-dust-rgb: rgb(45, 30, 26);
}

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Lighter companion
Ruby Nocturne Dust
#402A26 · hsl(10, 26%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cerulean Ink Dust
#1A2A2D · hsl(190, 26%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Coral Ink Dust
#2D241A · hsl(30, 26%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Merlot Ink Dust
#2D1A1E · hsl(350, 26%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Mint Ink Dust
#1A2D1E · hsl(130, 26%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Violet Ink Dust
#1E1A2D · hsl(250, 26%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Teal Ink Dust
#1A2D27 · hsl(160, 26%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Cobalt Ink Dust
#1A212D · hsl(220, 26%, 14%)
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Base: Ruby Ink Dust #2D1E1A
Lighter companion: Ruby Nocturne Dust #402A26
Complementary counterpoint: Cerulean Ink Dust #1A2A2D
Analogous lead: Coral Ink Dust #2D241A
Analogous echo: Merlot Ink Dust #2D1A1E
Triadic +120°: Mint Ink Dust #1A2D1E
Triadic +240°: Violet Ink Dust #1E1A2D
Split-comp +150°: Teal Ink Dust #1A2D27
Split-comp +210°: Cobalt Ink Dust #1A212D

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Ruby Ink Muted
#2A1F1D · hsl(10, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Ruby Ink Soft
#301C18 · hsl(10, 34%, 14%)
Nearby match
Ruby Nocturne Dust
#402A26 · hsl(10, 26%, 20%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Ink Dust
#2D1C1A · hsl(5, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Vermillion Ink Dust
#2D1F1A · hsl(15, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Ruby Ink Faint
#272120 · hsl(10, 10%, 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

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#28291B
Protanopia
#27271B
Tritanopia
#2C1C1C
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