Smoked Paprika Color

#6e362c

Smoked Paprika is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #91c9d3
Complementary Color #2c636e
Color Shade: mid red (9.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30.2% (better contrasting with white)
Smoked Paprika Color Sample
Smoked Paprika Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e362c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoked Paprika Color. The Saddle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Poisonous Apple (#993333) for more energetic effect. Try Gingerbread as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2c636e is the best complementary color to Smoked Paprika. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e362c complementary color is Casal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spice are #6e2c43 and #6e572c. Thus found on the left and right of #6e362c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Old Copper colors as they work well with Smoked Paprika.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Smoked Paprika palette consists of #2c436e and #2c6e57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c636e). Try San Juan and Casal colors in combination with #6e362c, 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 #6e362c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smoked Paprika. Thus Jacarta and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Smoked Paprika contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Woodland, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e362c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Smoked Paprika tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2c636e) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c6e36 and #6e2c63.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e362c is made of 53% red, 26% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Smoked Paprika has a hue angle of 9.09°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e362c is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 25.89% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #6e362c
RGB Decimal rgb(110,54,44)
RGB Percentage 53%, 26%, 21%
CMYK 0, 21.96, 25.89, 56.86
HSL hsl(9.09,42.86%,30.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.09,60%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.751,23.7688,17.5838)
XYZ xyz(8.2042,6.1352,3.1347)
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