What color is #C778A0?

#C778A0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C778A0?

The RGB value is 199, 120, 160: 199 red, 120 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C778A0?

The complementary color is #78C79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C778A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C778A0 color

#C778A0 rgb(199, 120, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C778A0 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 47.1% green and 62.7% blue (199, 120, 160).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 41% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#C778A0 color codes

HEX	`#C778A0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 120, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 47.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 41%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 36.26, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 37.18, 347.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.615, 28.116, 36.749)`
Decimal	`13072544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C778A0, 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 #C778A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C778A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #C778A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c778a0; }
.text { color: #c778a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c778a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 120 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c778a0, #c77879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C778A0?: #C778A0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C778A0?: The RGB value is 199, 120, 160: 199 red, 120 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C778A0?: The complementary color is #78C79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C778A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.