What color is #C10102?

#C10102 is a vivid red known as Ghost Pepper. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ghost Pepper?

The RGB value is 193, 1, 2: 193 red, 1 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ghost Pepper?

The complementary color is #01C1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C10102?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ghost Pepper color: hex code #C10102

#C10102 rgb(193, 1, 2)

Shades of red

Ghost Pepper has the hex code #C10102. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 0.4% green and 0.8% blue (193, 1, 2).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 99% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 99% yellow and 24% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

Ghost Pepper (#C10102) color codes

HEX	`#C10102`
RGB	`rgb(193, 1, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 0.4%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 99%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 99%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 99%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.19, 64.87, 53.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.19, 84.24, 39.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.017, 11.367, 1.092)`
Decimal	`12648706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ghost Pepper, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C10102	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C10102 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C10102 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c10102; }
.text { color: #c10102; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c10102; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 1 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c10102, #c16001); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #C10102 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C10102?: #C10102 is a vivid red known as Ghost Pepper. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ghost Pepper?: The RGB value is 193, 1, 2: 193 red, 1 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ghost Pepper?: The complementary color is #01C1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C10102?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.