Information about #C3AEB5 color

#C3AEB5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3AEB5 falls into the Rose Color FamilyLow Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 174, 181) — 76.5% red, 68.2% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 5 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C3AEB5 reads as a softly toned pink-red rose and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Black Shadows (#BFAFB2). Slightly further away sit Alluring (#C4ABB9) and Pink Swan (#BFB3B2).

The recipe behind #C3AEB5 is rgb(195, 174, 181), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3AEB5: 10.0:1 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.

#C3AEB5 color variations

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

#C3AEB5 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 #C3AEB5

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

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Cold Turkey color link
Cold Turkey

#CAB5B2

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3AEB5
  • RGB195, 174, 181
  • CMYK0, 8, 5, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 174, 181)
  • HSL340°, 15%, 72%
  • HSL Precise340°, 14.894%, 72.353%
  • HSV340°, 11%, 76%
  • HSB340°, 11%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.682, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.682, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.682, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3AEB5
  • DECIMAL ID12824245
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01