Nearest-color comparison

Oxblood vs Barn Red

Oxblood and Barn Red are different red colors with HEX values #4A0000 and #7C0A02. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 51, their contrast ratio is 1.47:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Oxblood and Barn Red are visually related colors. Barn Red is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.47:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Oxblood#4A0000

Barn Red#7C0A02

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Oxblood and Barn Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance51

Pair contrast1.47:1

Luminance delta0.0305

Hue delta4 deg

Lighter colorBarn Red

More saturatedOxblood

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Oxblood

Oxblood is #4A0000, a warm red color with dark character. Compared with Barn Red, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#4A0000 RGB74, 0, 0 HSL0, 100, 15 CMYK0, 100, 100, 71 Luminance0.0146 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Barn Red

Barn Red is #7C0A02, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Oxblood, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#7C0A02 RGB124, 10, 2 HSL4, 97, 25 CMYK0, 92, 98, 51 Luminance0.0451 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Oxblood or Barn Red

Choose OxbloodOxblood is better when the design needs dark red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #4A0000.

Choose Barn RedBarn Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7C0A02.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyOxbloodBarn Red

HEX#4A0000#7C0A02

RGB74, 0, 0124, 10, 2

HSL0, 100, 154, 97, 25

CMYK0, 100, 100, 710, 92, 98, 51

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneDarkBalanced

Luminance0.01460.0451

Black contrast1.29:11.9:1

White contrast16.25:111.04:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Oxbloodwhite text - 16.25:1

Barn Redwhite text - 11.04:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Oxblood#4A0000

Barn Red#7C0A02

#A80000#A80000

#D81103#D81103

#004C4D#004C4D

#02757E#02757E

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "name": "Oxblood",
    "hex": "#4A0000",
    "rgb": [
      74,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      100,
      15
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      100,
      100,
      71
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "dark"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0146,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.29,
      "white": 16.25
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 16.25
    },
    "description": "Oxblood is #4A0000, a warm red color with dark character. Compared with Barn Red, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/oxblood/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxblood.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "barn-red",
    "name": "Barn Red",
    "hex": "#7C0A02",
    "rgb": [
      124,
      10,
      2
    ],
    "hsl": [
      4,
      97,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      92,
      98,
      51
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0451,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.9,
      "white": 11.04
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 11.04
    },
    "description": "Barn Red is #7C0A02, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Oxblood, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/barn-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 51,
  "contrastRatio": 1.47,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 4,
    "saturation": 3,
    "lightness": 10
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0305,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Barn Red",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Oxblood"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.47,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Oxblood",
      "background": "#4A0000",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 16.25
    },
    {
      "color": "Barn Red",
      "background": "#7C0A02",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 11.04
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Oxblood is better when the design needs dark red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #4A0000.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Barn Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7C0A02.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/oxblood-vs-barn-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxblood.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Oxblood and Barn Red are different red colors with HEX values #4A0000 and #7C0A02. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 51, their contrast ratio is 1.47:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        15
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      "cmyk": [
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      },
      "description": "Oxblood is #4A0000, a warm red color with dark character. Compared with Barn Red, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
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    },
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