Ghost Pepper Color

#c10102

Ghost Pepper is vivid, 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 #3efefd
Complementary Color #00c1c0
Color Shade: cool red (359.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.04% (better contrasting with white)
Ghost Pepper Color Sample
Ghost Pepper Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c10102

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ghost Pepper Color. The Xiān Hóng Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Carnage Red (#940008) for more energetic effect. Try Breath of Fire as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#00c1c0 is the best complementary color to Ghost 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 #c10102 complementary color is Robin's Egg Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Guardsman Red are #c10061 and #c16000. Thus found on the left and right of #c10102 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Rose of Sharon colors as they work well with Ghost Pepper.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ghost Pepper palette consists of #0061c1 and #00c160 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00c1c0). Try Science Blue and Jade colors in combination with #c10102, 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 #c10102 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 Ghost Pepper. Thus Dark Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ghost Pepper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Robin's Egg Blue, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #c10102 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Ghost Pepper tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00c1c0) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Robin's Egg Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #01c100 and #c000c1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c10102 is made of 98% red, 1% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Ghost Pepper has a hue angle of 359.69°, a saturation of 98.97% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c10102 is made of 0% cyan, 75.3% magenta, 74.91% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #c10102
RGB Decimal rgb(193,1,2)
RGB Percentage 98%, 1%, 1%
CMYK 0, 75.3, 74.91, 24.31
HSL hsl(359.69,98.97%,38.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(359.69,99.48%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.1862,64.8791,53.7614)
XYZ xyz(22.0141,11.3635,1.0905)
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