Information about #C9AFB2 color

#C9AFB2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9AFB2 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 175, 178) — 78.8% red, 68.6% green, 69.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 9 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9AFB2 is a softly toned earthy red that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2). Slightly further away sit Silver Pink (#C4AEAD) and Soulmate (#CDB5AF).

The recipe behind #C9AFB2 is rgb(201, 175, 178), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9AFB2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9AFB2 color variations

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

#C9AFB2 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 #C9AFB2

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

Cold Turkey color link
Cold Turkey

#CAB5B2

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Soulmate color link
Soulmate

#CDB5AF

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Kidman color link
Kidman

#CCB7B9

Half Joss color link
Half Joss

#C6B9AB

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9AFB2
  • RGB201, 175, 178
  • CMYK0, 10, 9, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 175, 178)
  • HSL353°, 19%, 74%
  • HSL Precise353.077°, 19.403%, 73.725%
  • HSV353°, 13%, 79%
  • HSB353°, 13%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.686, 0.698)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.686, 0.698, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.686, 0.698)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9AFB2
  • DECIMAL ID13217714
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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