#7C2D37Paprika (#7C2D37) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 16°, lightness 0.41 and chroma 0.11. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7C2D37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 45, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 47%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 64%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 56%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(30.5 35.2 11.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.414 0.110 16) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Paprika shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward pink. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7d2a33 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#7e2d36 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#7c2d37 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7c2d38 — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward pinkTest Paprika in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 9.18:1 and against black 2.29:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d9999c · #b67074 · #93484f · #7c2d37 · #450010 · #180002
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#965d40 · #8b4538 · #7c2d37 · #631f3a · #4a1438 · #320a32
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bd9c7a · #b07732 · #7d6245 · #7c2d37 · #571721 · #38000b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#5edadb · #a97d7f · #7c6364 · #7c2d37 · #492125 · #230d0f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f5f5 · #b6a3a4 · #5d6767 · #7c2d37 · #412f2f · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f5 · #bccdcd · #8ca0a0 · #0b2727 · #000505 · #7c2d37
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9f9f9 · #5ebaba · #007374 · #7c2d37 · #003d3d · #100001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c7e2c4 · #7ecdac · #607f8b · #4f5f80 · #7c2d37 · #1f0518
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f7e1 · #90b57e · #3765a2 · #7c2d37 · #0d3362 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4f4db · #b0ac69 · #007374 · #7c2d37 · #312a61 · #000202
#944C52 · #AC6B6F · #C48A8D · #DBABAD · #F2CCCD
#6A232C · #591922 · #480F18 · #38060F · #280107
#73363C · #6A3D40 · #5F4344
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.