Information about #C1978C color

#C1978C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C1978C falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 151, 140) — 75.7% red, 59.2% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 21 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C1978C is a moderately toned warm 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 Quicksand (#C3988B). Slightly further away sit Khaki Rose (#C5908E) and Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F).

The recipe behind #C1978C is rgb(193, 151, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C1978C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C1978C color variations

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

#C1978C 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 #C1978C

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

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C1978C
  • RGB193, 151, 140
  • CMYK0, 16, 21, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 151, 140)
  • HSL12°, 30%, 65%
  • HSL Precise12.453°, 29.944%, 65.294%
  • HSV12°, 27%, 76%
  • HSB12°, 27%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.592, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.592, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.592, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC1978C
  • DECIMAL ID12687244
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01