Color swatch image showing Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) with RGB(114,20,34) values

Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) Color Information

Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) RGB value is (114, 20, 34). The hex color red value is 114, green is 20, and blue is 34. Its HSL format shows a hue of 351°, saturation of 70 percent, and lightness of 26 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 82 percent, 70 percent, 55 percent.

Pearl Ruby Red
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Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) Color Meaning

Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) embodies solemn passion, deep value, and hidden intensity. This very dark, slightly brownish red is the color of old wine, dried blood, and garnets in shadow, suggesting a profound, internalized fire. Psychologically, Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) is weighty, introspective, and powerful, conveying deep emotion, solemn commitment, and a fierce protectiveness that is kept under strict control. It sobers and grounds, pulling intense feeling inward and giving it a dignified, almost sacred gravity. This color is love and willpower in their most concentrated form. Symbolically, Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) represents the lifeblood of tradition, passion that fuels endurance, and a vow sealed in silence. It is the color of a family crest or a sacred relic. Culturally, it appears in formal heraldry, liturgical vestments for martyrs, and luxury branding where exclusivity and depth are key messages. Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) is not a color of display; it is a color of conviction, representing the deep, often unseen substrate of powerful feeling and legacy.

Convert Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#721422
RGB
rgb(114, 20, 34)
HSL
hsl(351°, 70%, 26%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 82%, 70%, 55%)
HSV
hsv(351°, 82%, 45%)
XYZ
7.4783 4.1932 1.9286
Yxy
4.1932 0.5499 0.3083
Hunter Lab
20.4773 0.6650 0.1592
CIE-Lab
24.3002 40.5445 17.3488

RGB Values

Red114 / 255 (45%)
45%
Green20 / 255 (8%)
Blue34 / 255 (13%)
13%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta82 / 100 (82%)
82%
Yellow70 / 100 (70%)
70%
Key (Black)55 / 100 (55%)
55%

Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

(WCAG 2.1) Test Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#721422

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

11.42:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

11.42:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

11.42:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

See how #721422 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Pearl Ruby Red (#721422)

protanopia

#49481f

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

Background Color

background-color: #721422;

Text Color

color: #721422;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #721422;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #72142240;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #721422;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #721422 0%, #470d15 100%);

Pearl Ruby Red (#721422) Color FAQs

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