Information about #C997AF color

#C997AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C997AF falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 151, 175) — 78.8% red, 59.2% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 10 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced romantic rose, #C997AF appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Dark Pastel Pink (#D198B7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Rose Gold (#CBA3B2) and Rose Gold Glitter (#D198A3).

The recipe behind #C997AF is rgb(201, 151, 175), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C997AF: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C997AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C997AF color variations

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

#C997AF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C997AF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C997AF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C997AF 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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#C997AF 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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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 #C997AF

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

Dark Pastel Pink color link
Dark Pastel Pink

#D198B7

Metallic Rose Gold color link
Metallic Rose Gold

#CBA3B2

Rose Gold Glitter color link
Rose Gold Glitter

#D198A3

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Rosewood Apricot color link
Rosewood Apricot

#D39EA2

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

Rustic Pink color link
Rustic Pink

#C489A4

Mamma Mia color link
Mamma Mia

#D5A4A8

Floyd color link
Floyd

#DA9CA6

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

#C997AF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C997AF
  • RGB201, 151, 175
  • CMYK0, 20, 10, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 151, 175)
  • HSL331°, 32%, 69%
  • HSL Precise331.2°, 31.646%, 69.02%
  • HSV331°, 25%, 79%
  • HSB331°, 25%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.592, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.592, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.592, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC997AF
  • DECIMAL ID13211567
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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