What color is #FF7777?

#FF7777 is a light, vivid red known as Embarrassment. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Embarrassment?

The RGB value is 255, 119, 119: 255 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Embarrassment?

The complementary color is #77FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Embarrassment color: hex code #FF7777

#FF7777 rgb(255, 119, 119)

Shades of pink

Embarrassment has the hex code #FF7777. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 46.7% green and 46.7% blue (255, 119, 119).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

Embarrassment (#FF7777) color codes

HEX	`#FF7777`
RGB	`rgb(255, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, 51.75, 25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 57.58, 26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.171, 35.792, 21.663)`
Decimal	`16742263`
Short hex	`#F77`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Embarrassment, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF7777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF7777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7777; }
.text { color: #ff7777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7777, #ffbb77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

See #FF7777 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF7777?: #FF7777 is a light, vivid red known as Embarrassment. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Embarrassment?: The RGB value is 255, 119, 119: 255 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Embarrassment?: The complementary color is #77FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.