Information about #C78EA8 color

#C78EA8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C78EA8 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(199, 142, 168) — 78% red, 55.7% green, 65.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 12 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced romantic rose, #C78EA8 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rustic Pink (#C489A4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Mauve (#C292A1) and Viola (#C58F9D).

In RGB terms — rgb(199, 142, 168) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C78EA8: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C78EA8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C78EA8 color variations

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

#C78EA8 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 #C78EA8

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

Rustic Pink color link
Rustic Pink

#C489A4

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Can color link
Can

#D08A9B

Puce color link
Puce

#CC8899

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Dull Pink color link
Dull Pink

#D5869D

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C78EA8
  • RGB199, 142, 168
  • CMYK0, 22, 12, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 142, 168)
  • HSL333°, 34%, 67%
  • HSL Precise332.632°, 33.728%, 66.863%
  • HSV333°, 29%, 78%
  • HSB333°, 29%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.557, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.557, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.557, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC78EA8
  • DECIMAL ID13078184
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01