Chili Pepper is deep, 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 | #64e4cf |
| Complementary Color | #1a9b86 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (350.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chili Pepper Color. The Red Carpet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Arterial Blood Red (#711518) for more calm effect. Try Possessed Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1a9b86 is the best complementary color to Chili Pepper. 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 #9b1b30 complementary color is Mountain Meadow, 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 Old Brick are #9b1a70 and #9b451a. Thus found on the left and right of #9b1b30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Disco and Cognac colors as they work well with Chili Pepper.
The split-complementary Chili Pepper palette consists of #1a6f9b and #1a9b46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a9b86). Try Matisse and Forest Green colors in combination with #9b1b30, 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 #9b1b30 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 Chili Pepper. Thus Jacksons Purple and La Palma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chili Pepper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mountain Meadow, Trendy Green, and Daisy Bush split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b1b30 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. Chili Pepper tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#1a9b86) and two others. The La Palma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Seance – 120° from the complementary Mountain Meadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f9b1a and #861a9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b1b30 is made of 67% red, 12% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Chili Pepper has a hue angle of 350.16°, a saturation of 70.33% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b1b30 is made of 0% cyan, 50.19% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b1b30 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,27,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 67%, 12%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 50.19, 41.96, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(350.16,70.33%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(350.16,82.58%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.9116,51.6784,22.0261) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.443,7.9658,3.5726) |