What color is #CE77A3?

#CE77A3 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 #CE77A3?

The RGB value is 206, 119, 163: 206 red, 119 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE77A3?

The complementary color is #77CEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE77A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE77A3 color

#CE77A3 rgb(206, 119, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE77A3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 46.7% green and 63.9% blue (206, 119, 163).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 21% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#CE77A3 color codes

HEX	`#CE77A3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 119, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 46.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 21%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, 39.66, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 40.61, 347.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.662, 28.963, 38.197)`
Decimal	`13531043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE77A3, 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 #CE77A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CE77A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #CE77A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce77a3; }
.text { color: #ce77a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce77a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 119 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce77a3, #ce7777); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CE77A3?: #CE77A3 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 #CE77A3?: The RGB value is 206, 119, 163: 206 red, 119 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE77A3?: The complementary color is #77CEA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE77A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.