Information about #C48A83 color

#C48A83 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C48A83 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(196, 138, 131) (76.9% red, 54.1% green, 51.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 23 / 25 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C48A83 reads as a softly balanced red and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Oriental Pink (#C28E88). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pink Bow (#C48189) and Old Rose (#C08081).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 138, 131) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C48A83 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C48A83 color variations

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#C48A83 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C48A83

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

Pink Bow color link
Pink Bow

#C48189

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Dirty Pink color link
Dirty Pink

#CA7B80

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C48A83
  • RGB196, 138, 131
  • CMYK0, 23, 25, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 138, 131)
  • HSL6°, 36%, 64%
  • HSL Precise6.462°, 35.519%, 64.118%
  • HSV6°, 33%, 77%
  • HSB6°, 33%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.541, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.541, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.541, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC48A83
  • DECIMAL ID12880515
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01