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#C17C8A closest to Old Rose

#C17C8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Old Rose. In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 48.6% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(193, 124, 138)). Its HSL value is 348° hue, 36% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black. #C17C8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.52:1.

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Variations of #C17C8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C17C8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C17C8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C17C8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #979489
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87888A
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A868A
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #979489
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A58C89
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD7781
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C67A86
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E8B8E

#C17C8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.22:1 Poor#C17C8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.52:1 Good#C17C8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C17C8A in CSS

/* Old Rose */
.color { color: #C17C8A; }
.background { background-color: #C17C8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C17C8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(193 124 138);
color: hsl(348 36% 62%);
color: oklch(0.662 0.087 6.5);

#C17C8A FAQ

What color is #C17C8A?

#C17C8A is a medium, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Old Rose. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C17C8A?

#C17C8A is rgb(193, 124, 138) in RGB, hsl(348, 36%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 36%, 28%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C17C8A?

The complementary color of #C17C8A is #7CC1B3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C17C8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #C17C8A: 6.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C17C8A a warm or cool color?

#C17C8A is a warm color.