RAL Design

RAL 230 30 35

Rich Ruby

RAL 230 30 35 Rich Ruby is positioned at hue 230, lightness 30, and chroma 35, a deep high-chroma true red that channels the concentrated fire of Burmese ruby and the molten glow of red-hot steel. It is specified for luxury automotive accent coatings, gallery feature wall finishes, and premium brand identity elements. The strong chroma at low lightness produces a colour of gemstone intensity and dramatic warmth, recalling the prized rubies of royal crown jewels.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#701010
RGBrgb(112, 16, 16)
HSLhsl(0°, 75%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 86%, 56%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue230°
Lightness30
Chroma35

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
112
G
16
B
16
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
11.9:1Pass
Black text
1.8:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)23
a* (Green-Red)40
b* (Blue-Yellow)28
L* (LCh)23
C* (Chroma)49
h° (Hue)34°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
2:1
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1.7:1
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3.2:1
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2.3:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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