Information about #C98788 color

#C98788 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C98788 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 135, 136) — 78.8% red, 52.9% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 25 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C98788 is a softly balanced earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pink Bow (#C48189). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Oriental Pink (#C28E88) and Kai Patrice Pink (#C2848F).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 135, 136) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C98788: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C98788 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C98788 color variations

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

#C98788 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 #C98788

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

Pink Bow color link
Pink Bow

#C48189

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Dusky Pink color link
Dusky Pink

#CC7A8B

Old Pink color link
Old Pink

#C77986

Dirty Pink color link
Dirty Pink

#CA7B80

My Pink color link
My Pink

#D68B80

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C98788
  • RGB201, 135, 136
  • CMYK0, 26, 25, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 135, 136)
  • HSL359°, 38%, 66%
  • HSL Precise359.091°, 37.931%, 65.882%
  • HSV359°, 33%, 79%
  • HSB359°, 33%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.529, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.529, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.529, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC98788
  • DECIMAL ID13207432
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01