Information about #C98D8D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C98D8D is a moderately toned earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Khaki Rose (#C5908E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Greyish Pink (#C88D94) and Oriental Pink (#C28E88).
In RGB terms — rgb(201, 141, 141) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C98D8D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. No one has named #C98D8D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#C98D8D color variations
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#C98D8D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C98D8D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C98D8D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C98D8D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C98D8D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C98D8D color
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Nearest named colors to #C98D8D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C5908E
#C88D94
#C28E88
#C48793
#C79098
#C2848F
#C3988B
#BC8F8F
#CC8899
#C48189
#D58A94
#C3909B
#C98D8D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C98D8D
- RGB201, 141, 141
- CMYK0, 24, 24, 21
- CSSrgb(201, 141, 141)
- HSL0°, 36%, 67%
- HSL Precise0°, 35.714%, 67.059%
- HSV0°, 30%, 79%
- HSB0°, 30%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
- GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.553, 0.553)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.553, 0.553, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.553, 0.553)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC98D8D
- DECIMAL ID13208973
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
