Red Oxide is deep, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #91f6fd |
| Complementary Color | #01676e |
| Color Shade: | mid red (3.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 21.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Oxide Color. The Bloodthirsty Vampire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dramatical Red (#991100) for more energetic effect. Try Totem Pole as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#01676e is the best complementary color to Red Oxide. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e0902 complementary color is Mosque, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Red Oxide are #6e0130 and #6e3e01. Thus found on the left and right of #6e0902 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Black Rose and Nutmeg Wood Finish colors as they work well with Red Oxide.
The split-complementary Red Oxide palette consists of #01306e and #016e3f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#01676e). Try Midnight Blue and Fun Green colors in combination with #6e0902, 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 #6e0902 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Oxide. Thus Navy Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Oxide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mosque, Verdun Green, and Christalle split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e0902 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Oxide tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#01676e) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pompadour – 120° from the complementary Mosque. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #016e08 and #6e0166.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e0902 is made of 91% red, 7% green and 2% blue. In a HSL mode Red Oxide has a hue angle of 3.89°, a saturation of 96.43% and a lightness of 21.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e0902 is made of 0% cyan, 39.61% magenta, 42.36% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #6e0902 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,9,2) |
| RGB Percentage | 91%, 7%, 2% |
| CMYK | 0, 39.61, 42.36, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(3.89,96.43%,21.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(3.89,98.18%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.9976,41.0953,32.3314) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5391,3.5148,0.3912) |