Nearest-color comparison

Oxblood vs Maroon

Oxblood and Maroon are different red colors with HEX values #4A0000 and #800000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 54, their contrast ratio is 1.48:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Oxblood and Maroon are visually related colors. Maroon is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.48:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Oxblood#4A0000

Maroon#800000

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance54

Pair contrast1.48:1

Luminance delta0.0313

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorMaroon

More saturatedOxblood

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Oxblood

Oxblood is #4A0000, a warm red color with dark character. Compared with Maroon, it is darker and similar in saturation. 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

Maroon

Maroon is #800000, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Oxblood, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#800000 RGB128, 0, 0 HSL0, 100, 25 CMYK0, 100, 100, 50 Luminance0.0459 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Oxblood or Maroon

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

Choose MaroonMaroon is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #800000.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyOxbloodMaroon

HEX#4A0000#800000

RGB74, 0, 0128, 0, 0

HSL0, 100, 150, 100, 25

CMYK0, 100, 100, 710, 100, 100, 50

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneDarkBalanced

Luminance0.01460.0459

Black contrast1.29:11.92:1

White contrast16.25:110.95:1

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

Maroonwhite text - 10.95:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Oxblood#4A0000

Maroon#800000

#A80000#A80000

#DB0000#DB0000

#004C4D#004C4D

#007F80#007F80

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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  {
    "slug": "oxblood",
    "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": {
      "AA": [
        "#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 Maroon, it is darker and similar in saturation. 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": "maroon",
    "name": "Maroon",
    "hex": "#800000",
    "rgb": [
      128,
      0,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      100,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      100,
      100,
      50
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0459,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 1.92,
      "white": 10.95
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.95
    },
    "description": "Maroon is #800000, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Oxblood, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/maroon/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maroon.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 54,
  "contrastRatio": 1.48,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 10
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0313,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Maroon",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Oxblood"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.48,
  "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": "Maroon",
      "background": "#800000",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.95
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Oxblood is better when the design needs dark red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #4A0000.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Maroon is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #800000.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "oxblood-vs-maroon",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Oxblood vs Maroon",
  "verdict": "Oxblood and Maroon are visually related colors. Maroon is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.48:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Oxblood and Maroon are different red colors with HEX values #4A0000 and #800000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 54, their contrast ratio is 1.48:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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  "contrastRatio": 1.48,
  "colors": [
    {
      "slug": "oxblood",
      "name": "Oxblood",
      "hex": "#4A0000",
      "rgb": [
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        0,
        0
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      "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": {
        "AA": [
          "#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 Maroon, it is darker and similar in saturation. 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": "maroon",
      "name": "Maroon",
      "hex": "#800000",
      "rgb": [
        128,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        100,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0459,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.92,
        "white": 10.95
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 10.95
      },
      "description": "Maroon is #800000, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Oxblood, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/maroon/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maroon.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
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    "contrastRatio": 1.48,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 0,
      "saturation": 0,
      "lightness": 10
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0313,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [],
    "lighterColor": "Maroon",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Oxblood"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.48,
    "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": "Maroon",
        "background": "#800000",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 10.95
      }
    ]
  },
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    "chooseFirstWhen": "Oxblood is better when the design needs dark red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #4A0000.",
    "chooseSecondWhen": "Maroon is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #800000.",
    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/oxblood-vs-maroon.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxblood.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maroon.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/oxblood-vs-maroon/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/oxblood-vs-maroon.json"
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