What color is #DE77B8?

#DE77B8 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE77B8?

The RGB value is 222, 119, 184: 222 red, 119 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE77B8?

The complementary color is #77DE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE77B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE77B8 color

#DE77B8 rgb(222, 119, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DE77B8 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 46.7% green and 72.2% blue (222, 119, 184).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 61% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#DE77B8 color codes

HEX	`#DE77B8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 119, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 46.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 61%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 46%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.5, 48.11, -16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.5, 50.82, 341.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.373, 32.187, 49.161)`
Decimal	`14579640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE77B8, 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 #DE77B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE77B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #DE77B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de77b8; }
.text { color: #de77b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de77b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 119 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de77b8, #de7785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #DE77B8?: #DE77B8 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE77B8?: The RGB value is 222, 119, 184: 222 red, 119 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE77B8?: The complementary color is #77DE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE77B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.