Information about #C978AE color

#C978AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C978AE falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 120, 174) — 78.8% red, 47.1% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 11 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C978AE reads as a pleasantly vivid rose and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sky Magenta (#CF71AF). Slightly further away sit Super Pink (#CF6BA9) and Wild Orchid (#D470A2).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 120, 174) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. #C978AE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C978AE color variations

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

#C978AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C978AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C978AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C978AE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C978AE 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C978AE

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

Sky Magenta color link
Sky Magenta

#CF71AF

Super Pink color link
Super Pink

#CF6BA9

Wild Orchid color link
Wild Orchid

#D470A2

Middle Purple color link
Middle Purple

#D982B5

Rustic Pink color link
Rustic Pink

#C489A4

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Ashen Pink color link
Ashen Pink

#C77F97

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Dull Pink color link
Dull Pink

#D5869D

Matte Fuchsia color link
Matte Fuchsia

#C46DC4

Chinese Pink color link
Chinese Pink

#DE70A1

China Pink color link
China Pink

#DE6FA1

#C978AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C978AE
  • RGB201, 120, 174
  • CMYK0, 32, 11, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 120, 174)
  • HSL320°, 43%, 63%
  • HSL Precise320°, 42.857%, 62.941%
  • HSV320°, 40%, 79%
  • HSB320°, 40%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.471, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.471, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.471, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC978AE
  • DECIMAL ID13203630
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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