Oil Color

#281e15

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 #d7e1ea
Complementary Color #141e28
Color Shade: warm red (28.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 11.96% (better contrasting with white)
Oil Color Sample
Oil Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #281e15

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oil Color. The Iroko 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 Jacko Bean (#413628) for more calm effect. Try Morocco Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#141e28 is the best complementary color to 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 #281e15 complementary color is Mirage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oil are #281415 and #282714. Thus found on the left and right of #281e15 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gondola and Black Olive colors as they work well with Oil.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oil palette consists of #141528 and #142827 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#141e28). Try Mirage and Timber Green colors in combination with #281e15, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #281e15 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Oil. Thus Revolver and Celtic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mirage, Mallard, and Revolver split by 90° on the color wheel. #281e15 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Oil tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#141e28) and two others. The Celtic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gondola – 120° from the complementary Mirage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #14281e and #28141e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #281e15 is made of 44% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Oil has a hue angle of 28.42°, a saturation of 31.15% and a lightness of 11.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #281e15 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 84.31% black ink.

HEX #281e15
RGB Decimal rgb(40,30,21)
RGB Percentage 44%, 33%, 23%
CMYK 0, 3.93, 7.45, 84.31
HSL hsl(28.42,31.15%,11.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.42,47.5%,15.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(12.1809,3.238,8.007)
XYZ xyz(1.4747,1.4338,0.9085)
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