What color is #E77C7C?

#E77C7C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Poké Bowl. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E77C7C?

The RGB value is 231, 124, 124: 231 red, 124 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E77C7C?

The complementary color is #7CE7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E77C7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E77C7C color

#E77C7C rgb(231, 124, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #E77C7C is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 48.6% green and 48.6% blue (231, 124, 124).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 69% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 46% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Poké Bowl (#EE7777), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#E77C7C color codes

HEX	`#E77C7C`
RGB	`rgb(231, 124, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 48.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 69%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 46%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 46%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, 41.17, 18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 45.23, 24.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.804, 32.864, 23.101)`
Decimal	`15170684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E77C7C, 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 #E77C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E77C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #E77C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e77c7c; }
.text { color: #e77c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e77c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 124 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e77c7c, #e7b27c); }

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Questions

What color is #E77C7C?: #E77C7C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Poké Bowl. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E77C7C?: The RGB value is 231, 124, 124: 231 red, 124 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E77C7C?: The complementary color is #7CE7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E77C7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.