Information about Pinkish Grey color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C8ACA9 is a gently muted warm 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 a hair away from Cherish (#C6ABA9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Silver Pink (#C4AEAD) and Milestone (#BEB1AC).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(200, 172, 169)), which gives #C8ACA9 its character. If you plan to put text on a #C8ACA9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. The name "Pinkish Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Pinkish Grey color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Pinkish Grey color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Pinkish Grey color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Pinkish Grey color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Pinkish Grey color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Pinkish Grey 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 Pinkish Grey color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Pinkish Grey
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#C6ABA9
#C4AEAD
#BEB1AC
#CDB5AF
#D2B3A9
#C6B8A6
#C2B4A1
#C1B09F
#CAB5B2
#BFAFB2
#CBA3B2
#BDB0A3
Pinkish Grey color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C8ACA9
- RGB200, 172, 169
- CMYK0, 11, 12, 22
- CSSrgb(200, 172, 169)
- HSL6°, 22%, 72%
- HSL Precise5.806°, 21.986%, 72.353%
- HSV6°, 16%, 78%
- HSB6°, 16%, 78%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
- GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.675, 0.663)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.675, 0.663, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.675, 0.663)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC8ACA9
- DECIMAL ID13151401
- Name Length12
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- Counting from2025-01-01
