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C10102

#C10102 Ghost Pepper

#C10102 is a medium, vivid red named Ghost Pepper. In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 0.4% green and 0.8% blue (rgb(193, 1, 2)). Its HSL value is 360° hue, 99% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 99% yellow and 24% black. #C10102 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.42:1.

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Variations of #C10102

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

C10102CB362AD45244DC6A5BE38072EA9689F0ABA0F5C0B7F9D5CFFDEAE7

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C10102 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

C1010201C1C0
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

C1010201C1600162C1
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

C1010202C1010102C1
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

C10102C1C00101C1C00102C1
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

C1010262C10101C1C06001C1
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#C10102 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C10102 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 59% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A6C00
  • Protanopia 54% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #514600
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D4200
  • Deuteranopia 59% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A6C00
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #935800
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6000A
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CA0004
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #815252

#C10102 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.42:1 Good#C10102 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.27:1 Poor#C10102 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#C10102 in CSS

/* Ghost Pepper */
.color { color: #C10102; }
.background { background-color: #C10102; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C10102; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(193 1 2);
color: hsl(360 99% 38%);
color: oklch(0.510 0.209 29.1);

#C10102 FAQ

What color is #C10102?

#C10102 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Ghost Pepper. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C10102?

#C10102 is rgb(193, 1, 2) in RGB, hsl(360, 99%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 99%, 99%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C10102?

The complementary color of #C10102 is #01C1C0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C10102?

White text has the best contrast on #C10102: 6.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C10102 a warm or cool color?

#C10102 is a warm color.