Old Brick Color

#8a3335

Old Brick is soft, 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 #75ccca
Complementary Color #338a87
Color Shade: cool red (358.62° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.06% (better contrasting with white)
Old Brick Color Sample
Old Brick Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8a3335

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Brick Color. The Gypsy Red 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 Pomegranate Red (#b53d45) for more energetic effect. Try Black Pudding as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#338a87 is the best complementary color to Old Brick. 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 #8a3335 complementary color is Paradiso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of El Salva are #8a3360 and #8a5c33. Thus found on the left and right of #8a3335 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Potters Clay colors as they work well with Old Brick.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Old Brick palette consists of #33608a and #338a5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#338a87). Try Chambray and Sea Green colors in combination with #8a3335, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8a3335 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 Old Brick. Thus Minsk and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Old Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Crete, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a3335 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Brick tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#338a87) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #358a33 and #87338a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8a3335 is made of 57% red, 21% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Old Brick has a hue angle of 358.62°, a saturation of 46.03% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a3335 is made of 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 45.88% black ink.

HEX #8a3335
RGB Decimal rgb(138,51,53)
RGB Percentage 57%, 21%, 22%
CMYK 0, 34.12, 33.34, 45.88
HSL hsl(358.62,46.03%,37.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(358.62,63.04%,54.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.0411,37.2641,18.3334)
XYZ xyz(12.3077,8.028,4.269)
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