Information about #C8518C color

#C8518C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C8518C falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(200, 81, 140) — 78.4% red, 31.8% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 47 / 24 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated romantic rose, #C8518C carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mulberry (#C54B8C). Slightly further away sit Bashful Pink (#C25283) and Trust Pink (#D35989).

The recipe behind #C8518C is rgb(200, 81, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C8518C: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C8518C color variations

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

#C8518C 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 #C8518C

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

Mulberry color link
Mulberry

#C54B8C

Bashful Pink color link
Bashful Pink

#C25283

Trust Pink color link
Trust Pink

#D35989

Smitten color link
Smitten

#C84186

Mystic color link
Mystic

#D65282

Tulip Pink color link
Tulip Pink

#C25A7C

Ruber color link
Ruber

#CE4676

Darkish Pink color link
Darkish Pink

#DA467D

Blush color link
Blush

#DE5D83

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8518C
  • RGB200, 81, 140
  • CMYK0, 47, 24, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 81, 140)
  • HSL330°, 52%, 55%
  • HSL Precise330.252°, 51.965%, 55.098%
  • HSV330°, 60%, 78%
  • HSB330°, 60%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.318, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.318, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.318, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC8518C
  • DECIMAL ID13128076
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01