Maroon Oak is soft, 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 | #adf3e8 |
| Complementary Color | #0c5247 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 18.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Maroon Oak Color. The Cherry Picking color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aubergine (#3b0910) for more calm effect. Try Heavy Heart as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#0c5247 is the best complementary color to Maroon Oak. 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 #520c17 complementary color is Eden, 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 Maroon Oak are #520c39 and #52230c. Thus found on the left and right of #520c17 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Loulou and Cioccolato colors as they work well with Maroon Oak.
The split-complementary Maroon Oak palette consists of #0c3a52 and #0c5223 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0c5247). Try Tarawera and Dark Fern colors in combination with #520c17, 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 #520c17 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 Maroon Oak. Thus Downriver and Dark Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Maroon Oak contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eden, Green Leaf, and Violent Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #520c17 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. Maroon Oak tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#0c5247) and two others. The Dark Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jagger – 120° from the complementary Eden. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #17520c and #460c52.
In a RGB color space, hex #520c17 is made of 70% red, 10% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Maroon Oak has a hue angle of 350.57°, a saturation of 74.47% and a lightness of 18.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #520c17 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 67.84% black ink.
| HEX | #520c17 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,12,23) |
| RGB Percentage | 70%, 10%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 23.14, 67.84 |
| HSL | hsl(350.57,74.47%,18.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.57,85.37%,32.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.098,32.1017,13.1656) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.7658,2.1186,1.0211) |