Information about #C69995 color

#C69995 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C69995 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 153, 149) — 77.6% red, 60% green, 58.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 19 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C69995 reads as a softly balanced red and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tuscany (#C09999). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Rose Gold (#C79098) and Quicksand (#C3988B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(198, 153, 149)), which gives #C69995 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C69995: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C69995 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C69995 color variations

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

#C69995 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 #C69995

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

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Dull Apricot color link
Dull Apricot

#D09C97

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Soft Sienna color link
Soft Sienna

#D09F93

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C69995
  • RGB198, 153, 149
  • CMYK0, 18, 19, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 153, 149)
  • HSL5°, 30%, 68%
  • HSL Precise4.898°, 30.061%, 68.039%
  • HSV5°, 25%, 78%
  • HSB5°, 25%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.600, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.600, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.600, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC69995
  • DECIMAL ID13015445
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01