Information about #C78175 color

#C78175 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C78175 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(199, 129, 117) (78% red, 50.6% green, 45.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 27 / 32 / 22 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C78175 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid red — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Amelie's Desert Rose (#C87B77). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brownish Pink (#C27E79) and Dirty Pink (#CA7B80).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 129, 117) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C78175 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C78175 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C78175 color variations

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

#C78175 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 #C78175

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

Dirty Pink color link
Dirty Pink

#CA7B80

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Antique Pink color link
Antique Pink

#C97375

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Old Pink color link
Old Pink

#C77986

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C78175
  • RGB199, 129, 117
  • CMYK0, 27, 32, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 129, 117)
  • HSL9°, 42%, 62%
  • HSL Precise8.78°, 42.268%, 61.961%
  • HSV9°, 41%, 78%
  • HSB9°, 41%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.506, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.506, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.506, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC78175
  • DECIMAL ID13074805
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01