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Colour

#C77998

  • #C77998
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C77998 is a red with RGB values 199, 121, 152 and HSL 336°, 41%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C77998#C77998
HEX#C77998
RGBrgb(199, 121, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4745, 0.5961
RGB percentages78%, 47.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(336.2, 41.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.2, 39.2%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 23.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,072,792
CSS custom property--colour: #C77998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#388667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828899no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#969696no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D27684no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.7Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 22.8Light pink · ΔE 23.7Light coral · ΔE 25.4Pink · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79C7A8
Analogous#C779BF, #C78179
Triadic#98C779, #7998C7
Split complementary#79C781, #79BFC7
Tetradic#BFC779, #79C7A8, #8179C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E5EB
Lighter +20%#E5C1CF
Lighter +10%#D69DB4
Darker −10%#B8557C
Darker −20%#9A4064
Darker −30%#76314C
Darker −40%#522235
More saturated +25%#DF6193
Less saturated −25%#AF919D

Channel breakdown

R199
G121
B152
Red199 (78%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue336.15°
Saturation (HSL)41.05%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 79 · B 98

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