Oxblood is deep, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #7fffdf |
| Complementary Color | #008060 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (345° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Oxblood Color. The USC Cardinal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bloedworst (#560319) for more calm effect. Try Castlevania Heart as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#008060 is the best complementary color to Oxblood. 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 #800020 complementary color is Deep Sea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Red Devil are #80005f and #802000. Thus found on the left and right of #800020 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cardinal Pink and Cedar Wood Finish colors as they work well with Oxblood.
The split-complementary Oxblood palette consists of #006080 and #008020 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#008060). Try Orient and Fun Green colors in combination with #800020, 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 #800020 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. Thus Resolution Blue and Japanese Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oxblood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Sea, Olive, and Navy Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #800020 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. Oxblood tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#008060) and two others. The Japanese Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pigment Indigo – 120° from the complementary Deep Sea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1f8000 and #600080.
In a RGB color space, hex #800020 is made of 80% red, 0% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Oxblood has a hue angle of 345°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #800020 is made of 0% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 37.65% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #800020 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,0,32) |
| RGB Percentage | 80%, 0%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.2, 37.65, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(345,100%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345,100%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.843,48.9048,21.2936) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1628,4.6935,1.7895) |