Hot Chili is pale, 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 | #528a94 |
| Complementary Color | #6aa3ad |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hot Chili Color. The Spicy Cayenne color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cajun Red (#a45a4a) for more energetic effect. Try Natural Copper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6aa3ad is the best complementary color to Hot Chili. 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 #ad756b complementary color is Breaker Bay, 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 Coral Tree are #ad6a82 and #ad966a. Thus found on the left and right of #ad756b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Sandal colors as they work well with Hot Chili.
The split-complementary Hot Chili palette consists of #6a82ad and #6aad96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6aa3ad). Try Bermuda Gray and Silver Tree colors in combination with #ad756b, 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 #ad756b 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 Hot Chili. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hot Chili contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad756b 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. Hot Chili tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6aa3ad) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6aad75 and #ad6aa3.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad756b is made of 44% red, 29% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Hot Chili has a hue angle of 9.09°, a saturation of 28.7% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad756b is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad756b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,117,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 29%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.96, 25.88, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(9.09,28.7%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.09,38.15%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7291,20.7399,14.4599) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2487,22.6684,16.9019) |