Peri Peri Color

#c62d2c

Peri Peri is vivid, 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 #39d2d3
Complementary Color #2bc4c6
Color Shade: mid red (0.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Peri Peri Color Sample
Peri Peri Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c62d2c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Peri Peri Color. The Wet Coral color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Red Chili (#95372d) for more calm effect. Try Fire Island as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2bc4c6 is the best complementary color to Peri Peri. 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 #c62d2c complementary color is Scooter, 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 Persian Red are #c62b78 and #c6792b. Thus found on the left and right of #c62d2c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Red Violet and Brandy Punch colors as they work well with Peri Peri.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Peri Peri palette consists of #2b77c6 and #2bc67a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2bc4c6). Try Mariner and Shamrock colors in combination with #c62d2c, 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 #c62d2c 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 Peri Peri. Thus Governor Bay and Forest Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Peri Peri contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scooter, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c62d2c 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. Peri Peri tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2bc4c6) and two others. The Forest Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Scooter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2bc62d and #c62bc5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c62d2c is made of 69% red, 16% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Peri Peri has a hue angle of 0.39°, a saturation of 63.64% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c62d2c is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 60.4% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c62d2c
RGB Decimal rgb(198,45,44)
RGB Percentage 69%, 16%, 15%
CMYK 0, 60, 60.4, 22.35
HSL hsl(0.39,63.64%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0.39,77.78%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.3251,58.9717,38.6689)
XYZ xyz(24.6817,14.0644,3.7967)
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