Rich Bordeaux is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #aebebd |
| Complementary Color | #415150 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 28.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rich Bordeaux Color. The Roasted Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ferra (#704f50) for more energetic effect. Try Night Romance as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#415150 is the best complementary color to Rich Bordeaux. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #514142 complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #51414a and #514741. Thus found on the left and right of #514142 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Armadillo colors as they work well with Rich Bordeaux.
The split-complementary Rich Bordeaux palette consists of #414a51 and #415147 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#415150). Try Mako and Nandor colors in combination with #514142, 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 #514142 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rich Bordeaux. Thus Gun Powder and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rich Bordeaux contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Cabbage Pont, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #514142 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rich Bordeaux tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#415150) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mortar – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #425141 and #4f4151.
In a RGB color space, hex #514142 is made of 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Rich Bordeaux has a hue angle of 356.25°, a saturation of 10.96% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #514142 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #514142 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,65,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 31%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 5.88, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(356.25,10.96%,28.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.25,19.75%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.2181,7.0911,1.9934) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.267,5.9233,5.9673) |