Information about #C9979D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C9979D presents itself as a softly balanced red — one 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 almost identical to Careys Pink (#C99AA0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Rose Gold (#C79098) and Viola (#C58F9D).
In RGB terms — rgb(201, 151, 157) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9979D: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9979D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#C9979D color variations
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#C9979D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C9979D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C9979D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C9979D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C9979D 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 #C9979D color
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Nearest named colors to #C9979D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C99AA0
#C79098
#C58F9D
#C3909B
#C292A1
#C09999
#D198A3
#D09C97
#D39EA2
#C88D94
#CDA59C
#D09F93
#C9979D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C9979D
- RGB201, 151, 157
- CMYK0, 20, 17, 21
- CSSrgb(201, 151, 157)
- HSL353°, 32%, 69%
- HSL Precise352.8°, 31.646%, 69.02%
- HSV353°, 25%, 79%
- HSB353°, 25%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
- GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.592, 0.616)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.592, 0.616, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.592, 0.616)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC9979D
- DECIMAL ID13211549
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
