Cosmos is a light pastel shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Pastel Crimson, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Cosmos is a pastel color. Cosmos effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Cosmos is #FFD8D9.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Cosmos has 100%% Red, 85% Green, and 85% Blue.
Cosmos has 358° Hue, 15% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Cosmos has 358° Hue, 96% Saturation, and 92% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Cosmos has 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FFD8D9 |
|
RGB |
(255, 216, 217) |
(100%, 85%, 85%) |
HSV |
(358°, 15, 100) |
(99%, 15%, 100%) |
HSL |
(358°, 96, 92) |
(99%, 96%, 92%) |
CMYK |
(0, 15, 15, 0) |
(0%, 15%, 15%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Cosmos is 75%, which is high.
Cosmos has a higher contrast with black than white.
Cosmos and black have a 16.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Cosmos and white have a 1.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
75% |
AAA (16.1) |
insufficient (1.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Cosmos paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 15% Red, 85% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
15%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
85%
To mix Cosmos paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Magenta, 8% Yellow, 85% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
8%
Yellow
8%
Black
0%
White
85%
Colors similar to Cosmos are: Pale Pink, Pastel Pink, Vanilla Ice, Light Pink, and Pig Pink. Pale Pink is more magenta than Cosmos. Pastel Pink is more magenta and brighter and darker than Cosmos. Vanilla Ice is more magenta and paler than Cosmos. Light Pink is more magenta and brighter and darker than Cosmos. Pig Pink is more magenta than Cosmos.