Antique Ruby (#841B2D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.65:1 — vs black: 2.18:1

Color values

  • HEX #841B2D
  • RGB rgb(132, 27, 45)
  • HSL hsl(349, 79%, 51%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 79.55, 65.91, 48.24 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #841B2D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Antique Ruby
#841B2D Base
#1B8472
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Antique Ruby
#841B2D Base
#841B62
#843E1B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Antique Ruby
#841B2D Base
#2D841B
#1B2D84
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Antique Ruby
#841B2D Base
#1B843E
#1B6284
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Antique Ruby
#841B2D Base
#62841B
#1B8472
#3E1B84
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Antique Ruby
#841B2D Base
#150407
#440E17
#621421
#A62239
#C42843
#DD5B71
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Antique Ruby, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#150407
#2B090F
#410D16
#58121E
#6E1625
Antique Ruby #841B2D Base
#BA263F
#DA4861
#E57E8F
#F0B4BE
#FBEAED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #841B2D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #841B2D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #841B2D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #841B2D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #841B2D,
        #22E6C4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #841B2D,
        #22E6C4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$antique-ruby: #841B2D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$antique-ruby-r: 132;
$antique-ruby-g: 27;
$antique-ruby-b: 45;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $antique-ruby;
    color: rgba($antique-ruby-r, $antique-ruby-g, $antique-ruby-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Antique Ruby appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #841B2D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #4D4D28 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #34342E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #831E1E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #454545 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Antique Ruby ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Antique Ruby #841B2D Base
Burgundy #800020 ΔE 3.33
Claret #7F1734 ΔE 3.92
Pink Raspberry #980036 ΔE 4.70
Vivid Burgundy #9F1D35 ΔE 5.37

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.