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Recognised as Colour

#C77E97

  • #C77E97
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C77E97 is a red with RGB values 199, 126, 151 and HSL 339°, 39%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C77E97#C77E97
HEX#C77E97
RGBrgb(199, 126, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4941, 0.5922
RGB percentages78%, 49.4%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(339.5, 39.5%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 36.7%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 36.7%, 24.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,074,071
CSS custom property--colour: #C77E97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#388168

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#878B98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#999895no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D27A87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9Light pink · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 23.9Pink · ΔE 24.2Light coral · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EC7AE
Analogous#C77EBB, #C78A7E
Triadic#97C77E, #7E97C7
Split complementary#7EC78A, #7EBBC7
Tetradic#BBC77E, #7EC7AE, #8A7EC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E9ED
Lighter +20%#E6C5D0
Lighter +10%#D6A2B4
Darker −10%#B85A7A
Darker −20%#9B4462
Darker −30%#78344B
Darker −40%#542535
More saturated +25%#DE6790
Less saturated −25%#B0959E

Channel breakdown

R199
G126
B151
Red199 (78%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue339.45°
Saturation (HSL)39.46%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 7E · B 97

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