Information about #C45A5F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C45A5F is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 90, 95) — 76.9% red, 35.3% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 40 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored earthy red, #C45A5F feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Wine Red (#C25964). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Blood (#BD5F60) and Indian Red (#CD5C5C).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 90, 95) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C45A5F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C45A5F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C45A5F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C45A5F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C45A5F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C45A5F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C45A5F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C45A5F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pastel Wine Red color link
Pastel Wine Red

#C25964

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Popstar color link
Popstar

#BE4F62

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Lovett Lavender color link
Lovett Lavender

#B85E63

Dark Terra Cotta color link
Dark Terra Cotta

#CC4E5C

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

#C45A5F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C45A5F
  • RGB196, 90, 95
  • CMYK0, 42, 40, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 90, 95)
  • HSL357°, 47%, 56%
  • HSL Precise357.17°, 47.321%, 56.078%
  • HSV357°, 54%, 77%
  • HSB357°, 54%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.353, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.353, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.353, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC45A5F
  • DECIMAL ID12868191
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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