Information about #C80959 color

#C80959 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C80959 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(200, 9, 89) — 78.4% red, 3.5% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 75 / 44 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C80959 is a pure, full-strength romantic rose that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rubine Red (#D10056) and Debian Red (#D70A53).

In RGB terms — rgb(200, 9, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C80959 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. No one has named #C80959 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C80959 color variations

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

#C80959 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 #C80959

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

Rubine Red color link
Rubine Red

#D10056

Debian Red color link
Debian Red

#D70A53

Rose Red color link
Rose Red

#C21E56

Lipstick color link
Lipstick

#D5174E

UA Red color link
UA Red

#D9004C

Dogwood Rose color link
Dogwood Rose

#D71868

Ruby color link
Ruby

#E0115F

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Raspberry color link
Raspberry

#E30B5D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C80959
  • RGB200, 9, 89
  • CMYK0, 75, 44, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 9, 89)
  • HSL335°, 91%, 41%
  • HSL Precise334.869°, 91.388%, 40.98%
  • HSV335°, 96%, 78%
  • HSB335°, 96%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.035, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.035, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.035, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC80959
  • DECIMAL ID13109593
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01