Pepper & Spice Color

#b75754

Pepper & Spice is soft, 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 #48a8ab
Complementary Color #54b3b7
Color Shade: mid red (1.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Pepper & Spice Color Sample
Pepper & Spice Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b75754

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pepper & Spice Color. The Red Sparowes color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hibiscus Red (#a33737) for more energetic effect. Try Lovable as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#54b3b7 is the best complementary color to Pepper & Spice. 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 #b75754 complementary color is Fountain Blue, 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 Matrix are #b75482 and #b78854. Thus found on the left and right of #b75754 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Muddy Waters colors as they work well with Pepper & Spice.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pepper & Spice palette consists of #5482b7 and #54b788 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54b3b7). Try Steel Blue and Silver Tree colors in combination with #b75754, 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 #b75754 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 Pepper & Spice. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pepper & Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #b75754 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. Pepper & Spice tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#54b3b7) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54b757 and #b754b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b75754 is made of 52% red, 25% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Pepper & Spice has a hue angle of 1.82°, a saturation of 40.74% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b75754 is made of 0% cyan, 37.64% magenta, 38.82% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b75754
RGB Decimal rgb(183,87,84)
RGB Percentage 52%, 25%, 24%
CMYK 0, 37.64, 38.82, 28.24
HSL hsl(1.82,40.74%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(1.82,54.1%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.9133,38.5698,20.2725)
XYZ xyz(24.5369,17.5238,10.4767)
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