Bordeaux is deep, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #a3fedf |
| Complementary Color | #005c3d |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (339.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 18.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Bordeaux Color. The Siren color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Macabre (#880033) for more energetic effect. Try Wine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#005c3d is the best complementary color to Bordeaux. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c0120 complementary color is Fun Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bordeaux are #5c004d and #5c0f00. Thus found on the left and right of #5c0120 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pompadour and Rosewood colors as they work well with Bordeaux.
The split-complementary Bordeaux palette consists of #004d5c and #005c0f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#005c3d). Try Sherpa Blue and Camarone colors in combination with #5c0120, 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 #5c0120 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bordeaux. Thus Midnight Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bordeaux contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fun Green, Verdun Green, and Paua split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c0120 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bordeaux tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#005c3d) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ripe Plum – 120° from the complementary Fun Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1f5c00 and #3d005c.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c0120 is made of 74% red, 1% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Bordeaux has a hue angle of 339.56°, a saturation of 97.85% and a lightness of 18.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c0120 is made of 0% cyan, 35.69% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5c0120 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,1,32) |
| RGB Percentage | 74%, 1%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.69, 23.53, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(339.56,97.85%,18.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(339.56,98.91%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.4662,39.0788,8.8867) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6852,2.4013,1.5831) |