Red Pepper 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 | #85c0c7 |
| Complementary Color | #387279 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Pepper Color. The Caliente color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rusty Sword (#a4493d) for more energetic effect. Try Sōdenkaracha Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#387279 is the best complementary color to Red Pepper. 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 #7a3f38 complementary color is Oracle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #793851 and #796038. Thus found on the left and right of #7a3f38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Red Pepper.
The split-complementary Red Pepper palette consists of #385179 and #387960 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#387279). Try San Juan and Amazon colors in combination with #7a3f38, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #7a3f38 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 Red Pepper. Thus Minsk and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Pepper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Fern Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a3f38 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Pepper tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#387279) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38793f and #793872.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a3f38 is made of 51% red, 26% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Red Pepper has a hue angle of 6.36°, a saturation of 37.08% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a3f38 is made of 0% cyan, 23.13% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #7a3f38 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,63,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 26%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.13, 25.88, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(6.36,37.08%,34.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.36,54.1%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.9373,24.7982,15.8069) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5174,7.9781,4.727) |