Information about #CF9592 color

#CF9592 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CF9592 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(207, 149, 146) — 81.2% red, 58.4% green, 57.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 29 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CF9592 reads as a moderately toned earthy red and 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 a hair away from Dull Apricot (#D09C97). Slightly further away sit Soft Sienna (#D09F93) and Greyish Pink (#C88D94).

In RGB terms — rgb(207, 149, 146) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CF9592: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CF9592 color variations

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

#CF9592 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 #CF9592

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

Dull Apricot color link
Dull Apricot

#D09C97

Soft Sienna color link
Soft Sienna

#D09F93

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Dusty Pink color link
Dusty Pink

#D58A94

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Can color link
Can

#D08A9B

Peach Beige color link
Peach Beige

#D3A297

Puce color link
Puce

#CC8899

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CF9592
  • RGB207, 149, 146
  • CMYK0, 28, 29, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 149, 146)
  • HSL3°, 39%, 69%
  • HSL Precise2.951°, 38.854%, 69.216%
  • HSV3°, 29%, 81%
  • HSB3°, 29%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.584, 0.573)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.584, 0.573, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.584, 0.573)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCF9592
  • DECIMAL ID13604242
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01