Information about #C48587 color

#C48587 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C48587 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 133, 135) — 76.9% red, 52.2% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 24 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C48587 reads as a mildly saturated warm red 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 Pink Bow (#C48189). Slightly further away sit Kai Patrice Pink (#C2848F) and Old Rose (#C08081).

The recipe behind #C48587 is rgb(196, 133, 135), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C48587: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #C48587 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C48587 color variations

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

#C48587 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 #C48587

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

Pink Bow color link
Pink Bow

#C48189

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Old Pink color link
Old Pink

#C77986

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Dirty Pink color link
Dirty Pink

#CA7B80

Dusky Pink color link
Dusky Pink

#CC7A8B

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C48587
  • RGB196, 133, 135
  • CMYK0, 25, 24, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 133, 135)
  • HSL358°, 35%, 65%
  • HSL Precise358.095°, 34.807%, 64.51%
  • HSV358°, 32%, 77%
  • HSB358°, 32%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.522, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.522, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.522, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC48587
  • DECIMAL ID12879239
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01