Information about #D79CAA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#D79CAA is a confidently colored red that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Floyd (#DA9CA6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Faded Pink (#DE9DAC) and Mamma Mia (#D5A4A8).
In RGB terms — rgb(215, 156, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #D79CAA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. #D79CAA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#D79CAA color variations
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#D79CAA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#D79CAA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#D79CAA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#D79CAA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#D79CAA 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 #D79CAA color
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Nearest named colors to #D79CAA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DA9CA6
#DE9DAC
#D5A4A8
#D39EA2
#D198A3
#D998A0
#DEA5A4
#D198B7
#CBA3B2
#E5A3A3
#C99AA0
#E799A3
#D79CAA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#D79CAA
- RGB215, 156, 170
- CMYK0, 23, 18, 16
- CSSrgb(215, 156, 170)
- HSL346°, 42%, 73%
- HSL Precise345.763°, 42.446%, 72.745%
- HSV346°, 27%, 84%
- HSB346°, 27%, 84%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.843
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.843, 0.612, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.843, 0.612, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.843, 0.612, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB84.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDD79CAA
- DECIMAL ID14130346
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
