Information about #D48C99 color

#D48C99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D48C99 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(212, 140, 153) — 83.1% red, 54.9% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 23 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #D48C99 reads as a clearly saturated earthy 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 Can (#D08A9B). Slightly further away sit Dusty Pink (#D58A94) and Dull Pink (#D5869D).

In RGB terms — rgb(212, 140, 153) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D48C99 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D48C99 color variations

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

#D48C99 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 #D48C99

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

Can color link
Can

#D08A9B

Dusty Pink color link
Dusty Pink

#D58A94

Dull Pink color link
Dull Pink

#D5869D

Puce color link
Puce

#CC8899

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Ruddy Pink color link
Ruddy Pink

#E18E96

Parrot Pink color link
Parrot Pink

#D998A0

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D48C99
  • RGB212, 140, 153
  • CMYK0, 28, 23, 17
  • CSSrgb(212, 140, 153)
  • HSL349°, 46%, 69%
  • HSL Precise349.167°, 45.57%, 69.02%
  • HSV349°, 34%, 83%
  • HSB349°, 34%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.831, 0.549, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.831, 0.549, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.831, 0.549, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD48C99
  • DECIMAL ID13929625
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01