Obsidian Red is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #c8d5c7 |
| Complementary Color | #2a372a |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (295.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Obsidian Red Color. The Violet Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Auricula Purple (#533552) for more energetic effect. Try Gravel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2a372a is the best complementary color to Obsidian Red. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #372a38 complementary color is Heavy Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blackcurrant are #2f2a37 and #372a31. Thus found on the left and right of #372a38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Baltic Sea and Thunder colors as they work well with Obsidian Red.
The split-complementary Obsidian Red palette consists of #2a3730 and #31372a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a372a). Try Outer Space and Heavy Metal colors in combination with #372a38, 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 #372a38 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Obsidian Red. Thus Outer Space and Rangitoto giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Obsidian Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heavy Metal, Taupe, and Outer Space split by 90° on the color wheel. #372a38 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Obsidian Red tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#2a372a) and two others. The Rangitoto is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charade – 120° from the complementary Heavy Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #37362a and #2a2a37.
In a RGB color space, hex #372a38 is made of 36% red, 27% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Obsidian Red has a hue angle of 295.71°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 19.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #372a38 is made of 0.39% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black ink.
| HEX | #372a38 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,42,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 27%, 37% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 5.49, 0, 78.04 |
| HSL | hsl(295.71,14.29%,19.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(295.71,25%,21.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.0291,9.0608,-6.6872) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1173,2.7537,4.1086) |