Paprika is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #83d2c8 |
| Complementary Color | #2d7b71 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (352.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Paprika Color. The Ruby Ring color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Raspberry Ice Red (#9f3753) for more energetic effect. Try Show Stopper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2d7b71 is the best complementary color to Paprika. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7c2d37 complementary color is Paradiso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Solid Pink are #7b2d5e and #7b4a2d. Thus found on the left and right of #7c2d37 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Nutmeg colors as they work well with Paprika.
The split-complementary Paprika palette consists of #2d5e7b and #2d7b4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d7b71). Try Calypso and Sea Green colors in combination with #7c2d37, 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 #7c2d37 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paprika. Thus Astronaut and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paprika contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Crete, and Minsk split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c2d37 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paprika tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2d7b71) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #367b2d and #712d7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c2d37 is made of 55% red, 20% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Paprika has a hue angle of 352.41°, a saturation of 46.75% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c2d37 is made of 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c2d37 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,45,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 20%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.98, 27.06, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(352.41,46.75%,33.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(352.41,63.71%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.4909,35.179,11.8741) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9402,6.4377,4.3331) |