Pepper Jelly 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 | #3db |
| Complementary Color | #21ccaa |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pepper Jelly Color. The Vivid Burgundy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called True Crimson (#a22042) for more calm effect. Try Velvet Cake as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#21ccaa is the best complementary color to Pepper Jelly. 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 #c24 complementary color is Java, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc2198 and #cc5521. Thus found on the left and right of #c24 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise and Piper colors as they work well with Pepper Jelly.
The split-complementary Pepper Jelly palette consists of #2198cc and #21cc55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#21ccaa). Try Curious Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #c24, 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 #c24 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 Pepper Jelly. Thus Persian Blue and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pepper Jelly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Java, Atlantis, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #c24 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pepper Jelly tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#21ccaa) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Heart – 120° from the complementary Java. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43cc21 and #a921cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc2244 is made of 67% red, 11% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Pepper Jelly has a hue angle of 348°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc2244 is made of 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc2244 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,34,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 67%, 11%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 66.67, 53.33, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(348,71.43%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348,83.33%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.7995,64.6465,25.281) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5173,14.3988,6.8505) |