Oxblood Red is calm, 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 | #8ec7c0 |
| Complementary Color | #38716a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oxblood Red Color. The Raspberry Pudding color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Timeless Ruby (#9a4149) for more energetic effect. Try Berry Smoothie as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#38716a is the best complementary color to Oxblood Red. 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 #71383f complementary color is Oracle, 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 Buccaneer are #71385b and #714d38. Thus found on the left and right of #71383f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Shingle Fawn colors as they work well with Oxblood Red.
The split-complementary Oxblood Red palette consists of #385b71 and #38714d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#38716a). Try William and Amazon colors in combination with #71383f, 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 #71383f 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 Oxblood Red. Thus East Bay and Fern Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oxblood Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #71383f 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. Oxblood Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#38716a) and two others. The Fern Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bossanova – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e7138 and #693871.
In a RGB color space, hex #71383f is made of 49% red, 24% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Oxblood Red has a hue angle of 352.63°, a saturation of 33.73% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71383f is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 19.6% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #71383f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,56,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 24%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 19.6, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(352.63,33.73%,33.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.63,50.44%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.1091,25.8605,7.2251) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1214,6.6979,5.5147) |