Colour

#C77B95

#C77B95
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C77B95 is a red with RGB values 199, 123, 149 and HSL 339°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C77B95

RGBrgb(199, 123, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4824, 0.5843

RGB percentages78%, 48.2%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(339.5, 40.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 38.2%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 38.2%, 25.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,073,301

CSS custom property--colour: #C77B95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#38846A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858996no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#989793no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D37784no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.2 Light pink · ΔE 22.3 Light coral · ΔE 23.9 Plum · ΔE 24.4 Pink · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7BC7AD

Analogous#C77BBB, #C7877B

Triadic#95C77B, #7B95C7

Split complementary#7BC787, #7BBBC7

Tetradic#BBC77B, #7BC7AD, #877BC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5E6EB

Lighter +20%#E5C3CF

Lighter +10%#D69FB2

Darker −10%#B85778

Darker −20%#9A4260

Darker −30%#77324A

Darker −40%#532333

More saturated +25%#DF648E

Less saturated −25%#AF939C

Channel breakdown

R199

G123

B149

Red199 (78%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue339.47°

Saturation (HSL)40.43%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 7B · B 95

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