What color is #C77579?

#C77579 is a desaturated red known as Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rosa Chinensis?

The RGB value is 199, 117, 121: 199 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rosa Chinensis?

The complementary color is #75C7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C77579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rosa Chinensis color: hex code #C77579

#C77579 rgb(199, 117, 121)

Shades of red

Rosa Chinensis has the hex code #C77579. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (199, 117, 121).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 42% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 39% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

Rosa Chinensis (#C77579) color codes

HEX	`#C77579`
RGB	`rgb(199, 117, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 45.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 42%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 41%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 39%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, 32.58, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 34.65, 19.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.367, 26.248, 21.394)`
Decimal	`13071737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rosa Chinensis, 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 #C77579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C77579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C77579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c77579; }
.text { color: #c77579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c77579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 117 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c77579, #c79a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C77579 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C77579?: #C77579 is a desaturated red known as Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rosa Chinensis?: The RGB value is 199, 117, 121: 199 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rosa Chinensis?: The complementary color is #75C7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C77579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.