Information about #C99CAA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C99CAA falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 156, 170) — 78.8% red, 61.2% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 12 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C99CAA reads as a mildly saturated pink-red rose and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Careys Pink (#C99AA0). Slightly further away sit Metallic Rose Gold (#CBA3B2) and Rose Gold Glitter (#D198A3).

The recipe behind #C99CAA is rgb(201, 156, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C99CAA: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #C99CAA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C99CAA color variations

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

#C99CAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C99CAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C99CAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C99CAA 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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#C99CAA 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 #C99CAA

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

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Metallic Rose Gold color link
Metallic Rose Gold

#CBA3B2

Rose Gold Glitter color link
Rose Gold Glitter

#D198A3

Rosewood Apricot color link
Rosewood Apricot

#D39EA2

Mamma Mia color link
Mamma Mia

#D5A4A8

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Cherish color link
Cherish

#C6ABA9

Dark Pastel Pink color link
Dark Pastel Pink

#D198B7

Pinkish Grey color link
Pinkish Grey

#C8ACA9

Eunry color link
Eunry

#CDA59C

Floyd color link
Floyd

#DA9CA6

Viola color link
Viola

#C58F9D

#C99CAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C99CAA
  • RGB201, 156, 170
  • CMYK0, 18, 12, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 156, 170)
  • HSL341°, 29%, 70%
  • HSL Precise341.333°, 29.412%, 70%
  • HSV341°, 22%, 79%
  • HSB341°, 22%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.612, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.612, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.612, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC99CAA
  • DECIMAL ID13212842
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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