Oxford Brick is calm, 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 | #8bc4c6 |
| Complementary Color | #397274 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oxford Brick Color. The Smokin Hot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mature Cognac (#9a463d) for more energetic effect. Try New Brick as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#397274 is the best complementary color to Oxford Brick. 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 #743b39 complementary color is Oracle, 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 Lotus are #743954 and #745839. Thus found on the left and right of #743b39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Oxford Brick.
The split-complementary Oxford Brick palette consists of #395474 and #397458 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#397274). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #743b39, 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 #743b39 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 Oxford Brick. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oxford Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #743b39 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. Oxford Brick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#397274) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39743b and #743971.
In a RGB color space, hex #743b39 is made of 50% red, 25% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Oxford Brick has a hue angle of 2.03°, a saturation of 34.1% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #743b39 is made of 0% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #743b39 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,59,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 25%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.35, 23.14, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(2.03,34.1%,33.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2.03,50.86%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.1153,24.6879,12.5647) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5049,7.1363,4.7474) |