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#C77579 Rosa Chinensis

#C77579 is a medium, moderately saturated red named Rosa Chinensis. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.0% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(199, 117, 121)). Its HSL value is 357° hue, 42% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 39% yellow and 22% black. #C77579 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.25:1.

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Variations of #C77579

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C77579 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C77579 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C77579 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #999277
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #858279
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B8178
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #999277
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A88978
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D66C77
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CD7178
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E8788

#C77579 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.36:1 Poor#C77579 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.25:1 Good#C77579 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C77579 in CSS

/* Rosa Chinensis */
.color { color: #C77579; }
.background { background-color: #C77579; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C77579; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(199 117 121);
color: hsl(357 42% 62%);
color: oklch(0.653 0.103 17.2);

#C77579 FAQ

What color is #C77579?

#C77579 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C77579?

#C77579 is rgb(199, 117, 121) in RGB, hsl(357, 42%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 41%, 39%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C77579?

The complementary color of #C77579 is #75C7C3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C77579?

Black text has the best contrast on #C77579: 6.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C77579 a warm or cool color?

#C77579 is a warm color.