Information about #CD9998 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #CD9998 reads as a moderately toned warm red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dull Apricot (#D09C97). Slightly further away sit Soft Sienna (#D09F93) and Careys Pink (#C99AA0).
The recipe behind #CD9998 is rgb(205, 153, 152), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CD9998 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#CD9998 color variations
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#CD9998 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CD9998 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CD9998 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CD9998 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CD9998 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 #CD9998 color
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Nearest named colors to #CD9998
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#D09C97
#D09F93
#C99AA0
#C79098
#D3A297
#D198A3
#CDA59C
#D39EA2
#C09999
#C88D94
#C58F9D
#C3909B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CD9998
- RGB205, 153, 152
- CMYK0, 20, 21, 20
- CSSrgb(205, 153, 152)
- HSL1°, 35%, 70%
- HSL Precise1.132°, 34.641%, 70%
- HSV1°, 26%, 80%
- HSB1°, 26%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
- GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.600, 0.596)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.600, 0.596, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.600, 0.596)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDCD9998
- DECIMAL ID13474200
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
