What color is #CA777F?

#CA777F 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 #CA777F?

The RGB value is 202, 119, 127: 202 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA777F?

The complementary color is #77CAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA777F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA777F color

#CA777F rgb(202, 119, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA777F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (202, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 44% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#CA777F color codes

HEX	`#CA777F`
RGB	`rgb(202, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 44%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 41%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 37%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, 33.35, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 34.74, 16.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.786, 27.285, 23.509)`
Decimal	`13268863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA777F, 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 #CA777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA777F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #CA777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca777f; }
.text { color: #ca777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca777f, #ca9877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #CA777F?: #CA777F 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 #CA777F?: The RGB value is 202, 119, 127: 202 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA777F?: The complementary color is #77CAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA777F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.