What color is #C77484?

#C77484 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C77484?

The RGB value is 199, 116, 132: 199 red, 116 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C77484?

The complementary color is #74C7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C77484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C77484 color

#C77484 rgb(199, 116, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #C77484 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 45.5% green and 51.8% blue (199, 116, 132).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is First Love (#CF758A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#C77484 color codes

HEX	`#C77484`
RGB	`rgb(199, 116, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 45.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.32, 34.46, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.32, 34.89, 9.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.965, 26.302, 25.113)`
Decimal	`13071492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C77484, 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 #C77484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C77484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #C77484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c77484; }
.text { color: #c77484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c77484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 116 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c77484, #c78d74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C77484?: #C77484 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C77484?: The RGB value is 199, 116, 132: 199 red, 116 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C77484?: The complementary color is #74C7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C77484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.