Information about #CD9992 color

#CD9992 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CD9992 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 153, 146) — 80.4% red, 60% green, 57.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 23 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CD9992 reads as a moderately toned earthy red and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dull Apricot (#D09C97). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Sienna (#D09F93) and Peach Beige (#D3A297).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 153, 146) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CD9992 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #CD9992 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CD9992 color variations

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

#CD9992 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 #CD9992

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

Dull Apricot color link
Dull Apricot

#D09C97

Soft Sienna color link
Soft Sienna

#D09F93

Peach Beige color link
Peach Beige

#D3A297

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Careys Pink color link
Careys Pink

#C99AA0

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Eunry color link
Eunry

#CDA59C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD9992
  • RGB205, 153, 146
  • CMYK0, 20, 23, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 153, 146)
  • HSL7°, 37%, 69%
  • HSL Precise7.119°, 37.107%, 68.824%
  • HSV7°, 29%, 80%
  • HSB7°, 29%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.600, 0.573)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.600, 0.573, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.600, 0.573)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCD9992
  • DECIMAL ID13474194
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01