Information about #C4979C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C4979C presents itself as a moderately toned warm red — one 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 Tuscany (#C09999). Slightly further away sit Careys Pink (#C99AA0) and Grey Pink (#C3909B).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(196, 151, 156)), which gives #C4979C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4979C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#C4979C color variations
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#C4979C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C4979C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C4979C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C4979C color hues
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#C4979C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C4979C color
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Nearest named colors to #C4979C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C09999
#C99AA0
#C3909B
#C292A1
#C58F9D
#C79098
#C88D94
#D09C97
#D198A3
#C5908E
#C489A4
#B598A3
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C4979C
- RGB196, 151, 156
- CMYK0, 18, 16, 23
- CSSrgb(196, 151, 156)
- HSL353°, 28%, 68%
- HSL Precise353.333°, 27.607%, 68.039%
- HSV353°, 23%, 77%
- HSB353°, 23%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
- GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.592, 0.612)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.592, 0.612, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.592, 0.612)
- Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC4979C
- DECIMAL ID12883868
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
