Chili Pepper is a light bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Chili Pepper is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Chili Pepper is #C11B17.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Chili Pepper has 76%% Red, 11% Green, and 9% Blue.
Chili Pepper has 1° Hue, 88% Saturation, and 76% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Chili Pepper has 1° Hue, 79% Saturation, and 42% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Chili Pepper has 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 88% yellow, and 24% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#C11B17 |
|
RGB |
(193, 27, 23) |
(76%, 11%, 9%) |
HSV |
(1°, 88, 76) |
(0%, 88%, 76%) |
HSL |
(1°, 79, 42) |
(0%, 79%, 42%) |
CMYK |
(0, 86, 88, 24) |
(0%, 86%, 88%, 24%) |
The natural luminance of Chili Pepper is 12%, which is low.
Chili Pepper has a higher contrast with white than black.
Chili Pepper and black have a 3.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Chili Pepper and white have a 6.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
12% |
insufficient (3.4) |
AA (6.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Chili Pepper paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Yellow, 66% Red, 24% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Yellow
1%
Red
66%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
24%
White
9%
To mix Chili Pepper paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 33% Magenta, 34% Yellow, 24% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
33%
Yellow
34%
Black
24%
White
9%
Colors similar to Chili Pepper are: Thunderbird, Cornell Red, Milano Red, Dark Pastel Red, and Guardsman Red. Thunderbird is more orange than Chili Pepper. Cornell Red is paler than Chili Pepper. Milano Red is more orange and brighter than Chili Pepper. Dark Pastel Red is more orange and paler and lighter than Chili Pepper. Guardsman Red is brighter than Chili Pepper.