Information about #C85A78 color

#C85A78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C85A78 falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(200, 90, 120) — 78.4% red, 35.3% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 43 / 31 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C85A78 reads as a confidently colored romantic rose and feels open and friendly. 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 a hair away from Tulip Pink (#C25A7C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E) and Bashful Pink (#C25283).

In RGB terms — rgb(200, 90, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C85A78: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C85A78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C85A78 color variations

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

#C85A78 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 #C85A78

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

Tulip Pink color link
Tulip Pink

#C25A7C

Bashful Pink color link
Bashful Pink

#C25283

Cabaret color link
Cabaret

#CD526C

Mystic color link
Mystic

#D65282

Trust Pink color link
Trust Pink

#D35989

Dusky Rose color link
Dusky Rose

#BA6873

Pinkish color link
Pinkish

#D46A7E

Ruber color link
Ruber

#CE4676

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C85A78
  • RGB200, 90, 120
  • CMYK0, 43, 31, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 90, 120)
  • HSL344°, 50%, 57%
  • HSL Precise343.636°, 50%, 56.863%
  • HSV344°, 55%, 78%
  • HSB344°, 55%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.353, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.353, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.353, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC85A78
  • DECIMAL ID13130360
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01