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 | #84ffd3 |
| Complementary Color | #007b4e |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (338.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Bordeaux Color. The Saving Light color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pickled Beets (#aa0044) for more calm effect. Try Succubus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#007b4e 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 #7b002c complementary color is Tropical Rain Forest, 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 Siren are #7b0069 and #7b1100. Thus found on the left and right of #7b002c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cardinal Pink and Cedar Wood Finish colors as they work well with Bordeaux.
The split-complementary Bordeaux palette consists of #00697b and #007b11 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#007b4e). Try Orient and Camarone colors in combination with #7b002c, 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 #7b002c 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 Resolution 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 Tropical Rain Forest, Olive, and Navy Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b002c 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 (#007b4e) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pigment Indigo – 120° from the complementary Tropical Rain Forest. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2b7b00 and #4e007b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b002c is made of 74% red, 0% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Bordeaux has a hue angle of 338.54°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 24.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b002c is made of 0% cyan, 48.24% magenta, 30.99% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #7b002c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,0,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 74%, 0%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 48.24, 30.99, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(338.54,100%,24.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(338.54,100%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.9297,48.248,11.7024) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.623,4.3928,2.7763) |