Tabasco is a medium dark bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Tabasco is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Tabasco is #A02712.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Tabasco has 63%% Red, 15% Green, and 7% Blue.
Tabasco has 9° Hue, 89% Saturation, and 63% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Tabasco has 9° Hue, 80% Saturation, and 35% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Tabasco has 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 89% yellow, and 37% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#A02712 |
|
RGB |
(160, 39, 18) |
(63%, 15%, 7%) |
HSV |
(9°, 89, 63) |
(2%, 89%, 63%) |
HSL |
(9°, 80, 35) |
(2%, 80%, 35%) |
CMYK |
(0, 76, 89, 37) |
(0%, 76%, 89%, 37%) |
The natural luminance of Tabasco is 9%, which is low.
Tabasco has a higher contrast with white than black.
Tabasco and black have a 2.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Tabasco and white have a 7.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
9% |
insufficient (2.8) |
AAA (7.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Tabasco paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Yellow, 51% Red, 37% Black, 7% White, as shown below.
Yellow
4%
Red
51%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
37%
White
7%
To mix Tabasco paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 26% Magenta, 30% Yellow, 37% Black, 7% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
26%
Yellow
30%
Black
37%
White
7%
Colors similar to Tabasco are: Cognac, Burnt Red, Roof Terracotta, Rusty Red, and Rust Red. Cognac is more orange and paler than Tabasco. Burnt Red is more orange and brighter than Tabasco. Roof Terracotta is paler than Tabasco. Rusty Red is more orange and brighter and lighter than Tabasco. Rust Red is more orange and brighter than Tabasco.