Information about #C45A5E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C45A5E is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(196, 90, 94) (76.9% red, 35.3% green, 36.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 42 / 40 / 23 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C45A5E reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pastel Wine Red (#C25964). Slightly further away sit Pastel Blood (#BD5F60) and Indian Red (#CD5C5C).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 90, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C45A5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C45A5E color variations

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

#C45A5E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C45A5E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C45A5E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C45A5E 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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#C45A5E 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 #C45A5E

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

Pastel Wine Red color link
Pastel Wine Red

#C25964

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Popstar color link
Popstar

#BE4F62

Lovett Lavender color link
Lovett Lavender

#B85E63

Dark Terra Cotta color link
Dark Terra Cotta

#CC4E5C

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

#C45A5E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C45A5E
  • RGB196, 90, 94
  • CMYK0, 42, 40, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 90, 94)
  • HSL358°, 47%, 56%
  • HSL Precise357.736°, 47.321%, 56.078%
  • HSV358°, 54%, 77%
  • HSB358°, 54%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.353, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.353, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.353, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC45A5E
  • DECIMAL ID12868190
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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