Nearest-color comparison
Oxblood #4A0000 vs Maroon #800000: RGB distance 54 and contrast 1.48:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Oxblood and Maroon are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 54. Maroon is lighter by 0.0313, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.48:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Oxblood and Maroon across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
red color
Oxblood is #4A0000, a warm red with hue 0°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.0146. Beside Maroon, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 16.25:1.
red color
Maroon is #800000, a warm red with hue 0°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.0459. Beside Oxblood, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 10.95:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
Downloadable color comparison infographic
Save a high-resolution comparison infographic with both HEX colors, visual distance, mutual contrast, and accessibility guidance.
A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.
Machine-readable data
Structured comparison data for Oxblood and Maroon, including color systems, RGB distance, HSL deltas, contrast, accessibility guidance, use cases, and API links.
Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
{
"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"
}
]{
"rgbDistance": 54,
"contrastRatio": 1.48,
"hslDelta": {
"hue": 0,
"saturation": 0,
"lightness": 10
},
"luminanceDelta": 0.0313,
"sameFamily": true,
"sameTemperature": true,
"sharedTones": [],
"lighterColor": "Maroon",
"moreSaturatedColor": "Oxblood"
}{
"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
}
]
}{
"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."
}[
"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"
]{
"datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
"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.",
"rgbDistance": 54,
"contrastRatio": 1.48,
"colors": [
{
"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
}
]
},
"useCases": {
"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"
}