Salsa Picante Color

#ab250b

Salsa Picante is deep, 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 #54daf4
Complementary Color #0a90ab
Color Shade: mid red (9.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Salsa Picante Color Sample
Salsa Picante Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab250b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salsa Picante Color. The Proton Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Passion for Revenge (#dd0d06) for more energetic effect. Try Dazzling Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0a90ab is the best complementary color to Salsa Picante. 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 #ab250b complementary color is Blue Chill, 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 Totem Pole are #ab0a41 and #ab740a. Thus found on the left and right of #ab250b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shiraz and Buttered Rum colors as they work well with Salsa Picante.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Salsa Picante palette consists of #0a40ab and #0aab74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0a90ab). Try Torea Bay and Gossamer colors in combination with #ab250b, 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 #ab250b 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 Salsa Picante. Thus Ultramarine and Salem giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Salsa Picante contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Chill, Christi, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab250b 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. Salsa Picante tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#0a90ab) and two others. The Salem is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Chill. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0aab25 and #ab0a90.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab250b is made of 78% red, 17% green and 5% blue. In a HSL mode Salsa Picante has a hue angle of 9.75°, a saturation of 87.91% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab250b is made of 0% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 62.75% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab250b
RGB Decimal rgb(171,37,11)
RGB Percentage 78%, 17%, 5%
CMYK 0, 52.55, 62.75, 32.94
HSL hsl(9.75,87.91%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.75,93.57%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.8518,52.4181,46.8502)
XYZ xyz(17.5166,10.0052,1.3246)
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