Information about #C6AFAD color

#C6AFAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6AFAD falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 175, 173) — 77.6% red, 68.6% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 10 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C6AFAD is a softly toned warm red that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Silver Pink (#C4AEAD). Slightly further away sit Pinkish Grey (#C8ACA9) and Cherish (#C6ABA9).

The recipe behind #C6AFAD is rgb(198, 175, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C6AFAD: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C6AFAD color variations

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

#C6AFAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6AFAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6AFAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C6AFAD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C6AFAD 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C6AFAD

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

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Black Shadows color link
Black Shadows

#BFAFB2

Cold Turkey color link
Cold Turkey

#CAB5B2

Soulmate color link
Soulmate

#CDB5AF

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Half Joss color link
Half Joss

#C6B9AB

Quarter Malta color link
Quarter Malta

#C6B8A6

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Half Perfect Taupe color link
Half Perfect Taupe

#BBB2A9

#C6AFAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6AFAD
  • RGB198, 175, 173
  • CMYK0, 9, 10, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 175, 173)
  • HSL5°, 18%, 73%
  • HSL Precise4.8°, 17.986%, 72.745%
  • HSV5°, 13%, 78%
  • HSB5°, 13%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.686, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.686, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.686, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6AFAD
  • DECIMAL ID13021101
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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