Information about #C98B8F color

#C98B8F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C98B8F falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 139, 143) — 78.8% red, 54.5% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 23 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C98B8F is a softly balanced earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Greyish Pink (#C88D94). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Khaki Rose (#C5908E) and Lipstick Pink (#C48793).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 139, 143) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C98B8F: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C98B8F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C98B8F color variations

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

#C98B8F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C98B8F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C98B8F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C98B8F 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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#C98B8F 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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#8D91C9
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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 #C98B8F

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

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Lipstick Pink color link
Lipstick Pink

#C48793

Kai Patrice Pink color link
Kai Patrice Pink

#C2848F

Oriental Pink color link
Oriental Pink

#C28E88

Pastel Rose Gold color link
Pastel Rose Gold

#C79098

Puce color link
Puce

#CC8899

Pink Bow color link
Pink Bow

#C48189

Dusty Pink color link
Dusty Pink

#D58A94

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Can color link
Can

#D08A9B

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

#C98B8F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C98B8F
  • RGB201, 139, 143
  • CMYK0, 24, 23, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 139, 143)
  • HSL356°, 36%, 67%
  • HSL Precise356.129°, 36.471%, 66.667%
  • HSV356°, 31%, 79%
  • HSB356°, 31%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.545, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.545, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.545, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC98B8F
  • DECIMAL ID13208463
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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