Information about Cosmic color

#794D60 - Cosmic color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #794D60 ("Cosmic") belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(121, 77, 96) — 47.5% red, 30.2% green, 37.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 10 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #794D60 reads as a softly toned romantic rose and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dirty Purple (#734A65). Slightly further away sit Dull Purple (#7F525D) and Dark Mauve (#874C62).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 77, 96) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #794D60: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. The name "Cosmic" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Cosmic color variations

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

Cosmic 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 Cosmic

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Dull Purple color link
Dull Purple

#7F525D

Dark Mauve color link
Dark Mauve

#874C62

Memory color link
Memory

#7C5B63

Rosy Finch color link
Rosy Finch

#7F4E52

Antique Red color link
Antique Red

#7D4F51

Cordite color link
Cordite

#6D4658

Impulse color link
Impulse

#894961

YSK Brown color link
YSK Brown

#735351

Deep Taupe color link
Deep Taupe

#7E5E60

Deep Ruby color link
Deep Ruby

#843F5B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#794D60
  • RGB121, 77, 96
  • CMYK0, 17, 10, 53
  • CSSrgb(121, 77, 96)
  • HSL334°, 22%, 39%
  • HSL Precise334.091°, 22.222%, 38.824%
  • HSV334°, 36%, 47%
  • HSB334°, 36%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.302, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.302, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.302, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID794D60
  • DECIMAL ID7949664
  • Name Length6
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