What color is #DC77AB?

#DC77AB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC77AB?

The RGB value is 220, 119, 171: 220 red, 119 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC77AB?

The complementary color is #77DCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC77AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC77AB color

#DC77AB rgb(220, 119, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DC77AB is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 46.7% green and 67.1% blue (220, 119, 171).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 59% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 22% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pinking. Fast and Slow (#DF7BA4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#DC77AB color codes

HEX	`#DC77AB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 119, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 46.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 59%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 46%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 22%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, 45.54, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 46.63, 347.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.464, 31.353, 42.283)`
Decimal	`14448555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC77AB, 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 #DC77AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC77AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	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 #DC77AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc77ab; }
.text { color: #dc77ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc77ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 119 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc77ab, #dc7778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #DC77AB?: #DC77AB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC77AB?: The RGB value is 220, 119, 171: 220 red, 119 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC77AB?: The complementary color is #77DCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC77AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.