What color is #C7777A?

#C7777A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7777A?

The RGB value is 199, 119, 122: 199 red, 119 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7777A?

The complementary color is #77C7C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7777A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7777A color

#C7777A rgb(199, 119, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #C7777A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 46.7% green and 47.8% blue (199, 119, 122).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 42% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 39% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#C7777A color codes

HEX	`#C7777A`
RGB	`rgb(199, 119, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 46.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 42%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 39%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.74, 31.63, 11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.74, 33.77, 20.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.664, 26.744, 21.798)`
Decimal	`13072250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7777A, 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 #C7777A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C7777A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #C7777A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7777a; }
.text { color: #c7777a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7777a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 119 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7777a, #c79c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C7777A?: #C7777A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7777A?: The RGB value is 199, 119, 122: 199 red, 119 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7777A?: The complementary color is #77C7C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7777A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.