What color is #DE778F?

#DE778F is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Raspberry Mousse. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE778F?

The RGB value is 222, 119, 143: 222 red, 119 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE778F?

The complementary color is #77DEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE778F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE778F color

#DE778F rgb(222, 119, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #DE778F is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 46.7% green and 56.1% blue (222, 119, 143).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 61% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 36% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Mousse (#E06F8B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#DE778F color codes

HEX	`#DE778F`
RGB	`rgb(222, 119, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 46.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 61%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 46%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 36%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.26, 42.53, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.26, 42.85, 6.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.681, 30.71, 29.714)`
Decimal	`14579599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE778F, 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 #DE778F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE778F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #DE778F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de778f; }
.text { color: #de778f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de778f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 119 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de778f, #de9377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #DE778F?: #DE778F is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Raspberry Mousse. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE778F?: The RGB value is 222, 119, 143: 222 red, 119 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE778F?: The complementary color is #77DEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE778F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.