Used Oil is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #dce8ed |
| Complementary Color | #121d23 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 10.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Used Oil Color. The Bistre color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called After Eight (#3d2e24) for more calm effect. Try Cork as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#121d23 is the best complementary color to Used Oil. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #231712 complementary color is Bunker, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Night Rider are #231215 and #231f12. Thus found on the left and right of #231712 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gondola and Oil colors as they work well with Used Oil.
The split-complementary Used Oil palette consists of #121523 and #12231f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#121d23). Try Mirage and Aztec colors in combination with #231712, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #231712 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Used Oil. Thus Vulcan and Racing Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Used Oil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bunker, Hunter Green, and Revolver split by 90° on the color wheel. #231712 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Used Oil tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#121d23) and two others. The Racing Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gondola – 120° from the complementary Bunker. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #122317 and #23121d.
In a RGB color space, hex #231712 is made of 46% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Used Oil has a hue angle of 17.65°, a saturation of 32.08% and a lightness of 10.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #231712 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 86.27% black ink.
| HEX | #231712 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(35,23,18) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 30%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 6.67, 86.27 |
| HSL | hsl(17.65,32.08%,10.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.65,48.57%,13.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(9.1058,5.1812,5.5512) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.1087,1.0138,0.7095) |