Information about #C9787E color

#C9787E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C9787E is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 120, 126) — 78.8% red, 47.1% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 29 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9787E presents itself as a pleasantly vivid 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 Dirty Pink (#CA7B80). Slightly further away sit Amelie's Desert Rose (#C87B77) and Ugly Pink (#CD7584).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 120, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #C9787E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9787E color variations

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

#C9787E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9787E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B64A51

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#89363C

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#5B2428

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Black

#000000

#C9787E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9787E 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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#C9789D

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#C9787E 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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#78A6C9
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#78C99B
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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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#C978A6
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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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#7DC978
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#787DC9
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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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#C9C478
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#78C9C4
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#787DC9
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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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#A6C978
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#78C9C4
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#9B78C9
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Nearest named colors to #C9787E

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

Dirty Pink color link
Dirty Pink

#CA7B80

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

#C87B77

Ugly Pink color link
Ugly Pink

#CD7584

Old Pink color link
Old Pink

#C77986

Antique Pink color link
Antique Pink

#C97375

Brownish Pink color link
Brownish Pink

#C27E79

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Dusky Pink color link
Dusky Pink

#CC7A8B

Pink Bow color link
Pink Bow

#C48189

Charm color link
Charm

#D0748B

Pinkish color link
Pinkish

#D46A7E

#C9787E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9787E
  • RGB201, 120, 126
  • CMYK0, 32, 29, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 120, 126)
  • HSL356°, 43%, 63%
  • HSL Precise355.556°, 42.857%, 62.941%
  • HSV356°, 40%, 79%
  • HSB356°, 40%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.471, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.471, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.471, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9787E
  • DECIMAL ID13203582
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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