Information about #C99291 color

#C99291 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C99291 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 146, 145) — 78.8% red, 57.3% green, 56.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 22 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned earthy red, #C99291 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Khaki Rose (#C5908E). Slightly further away sit Greyish Pink (#C88D94) and Pastel Rose Gold (#C79098).

The recipe behind #C99291 is rgb(201, 146, 145), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C99291: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C99291 color variations

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

#C99291 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 #C99291

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

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

Puce color link
Puce

#CC8899

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Dull Apricot color link
Dull Apricot

#D09C97

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C99291
  • RGB201, 146, 145
  • CMYK0, 22, 22, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 146, 145)
  • HSL1°, 34%, 68%
  • HSL Precise1.071°, 34.146%, 67.843%
  • HSV1°, 28%, 79%
  • HSB1°, 28%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.573, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.573, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.573, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC99291
  • DECIMAL ID13210257
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01