Information about #C97879 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C97879 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 120, 121) — 78.8% red, 47.1% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 31 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C97879 presents itself as a clearly saturated earthy 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 a hair away from Amelie's Desert Rose (#C87B77). Slightly further away sit Antique Pink (#C97375) and Dirty Pink (#CA7B80).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 120, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C97879 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C97879 color variations

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

#C97879 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C97879 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C97879 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C97879 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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#C97879 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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#79C978
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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 #C97879

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

Amelie's Desert Rose color link
Amelie's Desert Rose

#C87B77

Antique Pink color link
Antique Pink

#C97375

Dirty Pink color link
Dirty Pink

#CA7B80

Brownish Pink color link
Brownish Pink

#C27E79

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Ugly Pink color link
Ugly Pink

#CD7584

Old Pink color link
Old Pink

#C77986

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Asmodeus Pink color link
Asmodeus Pink

#D68275

Dusky Pink color link
Dusky Pink

#CC7A8B

Pinkish color link
Pinkish

#D46A7E

New York Pink color link
New York Pink

#D7837F

#C97879 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C97879
  • RGB201, 120, 121
  • CMYK0, 32, 31, 21
  • HSL359°, 43%, 63%
  • HSL Precise359.259°, 42.857%, 62.941%
  • HSV359°, 40%, 79%
  • HSB359°, 40%, 79%
  • HEX IDC97879
  • DECIMAL ID13203577
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
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