What color is #C7737C?

#C7737C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7737C?

The RGB value is 199, 115, 124: 199 red, 115 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7737C?

The complementary color is #73C7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7737C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7737C color

#C7737C rgb(199, 115, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #C7737C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 45.1% green and 48.6% blue (199, 115, 124).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 38% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#C7737C color codes

HEX	`#C7737C`
RGB	`rgb(199, 115, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 45.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 38%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, 34.01, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 35.32, 15.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.324, 25.862, 22.302)`
Decimal	`13071228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7737C, 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 #C7737C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C7737C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #C7737C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7737c; }
.text { color: #c7737c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7737c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 115 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7737c, #c79473); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7737C?: #C7737C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7737C?: The RGB value is 199, 115, 124: 199 red, 115 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7737C?: The complementary color is #73C7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7737C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.