Shades of Ruby Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Shades of Ruby (#9C0009), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#9C0009

#FF000D

#009D94

#00504B

#00FFEF

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Shades of Ruby	`#9C0009`	156, 0, 9	357°, 100%, 31%	0, 100, 94, 39
Bright Red	`#FF000D`	255, 0, 13	357°, 100%, 50%	0, 100, 95, 0
Caribbean Turquoise	`#009D94`	0, 157, 148	177°, 100%, 31%	100, 0, 6, 38
Action Green	`#00504B`	0, 80, 75	176°, 100%, 16%	100, 0, 6, 69
Turquoise Blue	`#00FFEF`	0, 255, 239	176°, 100%, 50%	100, 0, 6, 0

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #00504B on #00FFEF	7.36:1	AAA
Aa #9C0009 on #00FFEF	6.85:1	AA
Aa #FF000D on #00FFEF	3.15:1	AA large
Aa #009D94 on #00504B	2.78:1	—
Aa #009D94 on #00FFEF	2.65:1	—
Aa #9C0009 on #009D94	2.59:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #9c0009; /* Shades of Ruby */
  --color-2: #ff000d; /* Bright Red */
  --color-3: #009d94; /* Caribbean Turquoise */
  --color-4: #00504b; /* Action Green */
  --color-5: #00ffef; /* Turquoise Blue */
}

Other schemes from Shades of Ruby

More Dark Red complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Shades of Ruby?

In a complementary scheme: Bright Red (#FF000D), Caribbean Turquoise (#009D94), Action Green (#00504B), Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF).

What is the hex code of Shades of Ruby?

#9C0009.