Myrtle Pepper is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #48869e |
| Complementary Color | #619fb7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Myrtle Pepper Color. The Brick Path color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gladiator Leather (#a95c3e) for more energetic effect. Try Spiced Brandy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#619fb7 is the best complementary color to Myrtle Pepper. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b77961 complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Santa Fe are #b76173 and #b7a461. Thus found on the left and right of #b77961 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Husk colors as they work well with Myrtle Pepper.
The split-complementary Myrtle Pepper palette consists of #6173b7 and #61b7a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#619fb7). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b77961, 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 #b77961 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Myrtle Pepper. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Myrtle Pepper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b77961 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Myrtle Pepper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#619fb7) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61b779 and #b7619e.
In a RGB color space, hex #b77961 is made of 46% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Myrtle Pepper has a hue angle of 16.74°, a saturation of 37.39% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b77961 is made of 0% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b77961 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,121,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 30%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.31, 33.72, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(16.74,37.39%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.74,46.99%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.6886,21.4402,23.0628) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5235,24.6051,14.5552) |