What color is #C77474?

#C77474 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 #C77474?

The RGB value is 199, 116, 116: 199 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C77474?

The complementary color is #74C7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C77474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C77474 color

#C77474 rgb(199, 116, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #C77474 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 45.5% green and 45.5% blue (199, 116, 116).

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

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#C77474 color codes

HEX	`#C77474`
RGB	`rgb(199, 116, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 45.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 42%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.94, 32.55, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.94, 35.52, 23.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.953, 25.897, 19.783)`
Decimal	`13071476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C77474, 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 #C77474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C77474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #C77474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c77474; }
.text { color: #c77474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c77474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 116 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c77474, #c79e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C77474?: #C77474 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 #C77474?: The RGB value is 199, 116, 116: 199 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C77474?: The complementary color is #74C7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C77474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.