What color is #C77D95?

#C77D95 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Devilish Diva. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C77D95?

The RGB value is 199, 125, 149: 199 red, 125 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C77D95?

The complementary color is #7DC7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C77D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C77D95 color

#C77D95 rgb(199, 125, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C77D95 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 49% green and 58.4% blue (199, 125, 149).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 40% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Devilish Diva (#CE7790), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#C77D95 color codes

HEX	`#C77D95`
RGB	`rgb(199, 125, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 49%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 40%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.77, 31.92, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.77, 31.93, 358.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.312, 28.982, 32.109)`
Decimal	`13073813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C77D95, 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 #C77D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C77D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #C77D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c77d95; }
.text { color: #c77d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c77d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 125 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c77d95, #c78a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C77D95?: #C77D95 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Devilish Diva. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C77D95?: The RGB value is 199, 125, 149: 199 red, 125 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C77D95?: The complementary color is #7DC7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C77D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.