What color is #C77E84?

#C77E84 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C77E84?

The RGB value is 199, 126, 132: 199 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C77E84?

The complementary color is #7EC7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C77E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C77E84 color

#C77E84 rgb(199, 126, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #C77E84 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 49.4% green and 51.8% blue (199, 126, 132).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 39% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#C77E84 color codes

HEX	`#C77E84`
RGB	`rgb(199, 126, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 49.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 39%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, 29.06, 8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 30.33, 16.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.18, 28.732, 25.518)`
Decimal	`13074052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C77E84, 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 #C77E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C77E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #C77E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c77e84; }
.text { color: #c77e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c77e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 126 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c77e84, #c79c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C77E84?: #C77E84 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C77E84?: The RGB value is 199, 126, 132: 199 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C77E84?: The complementary color is #7EC7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C77E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.