#ff77b3 Color Information

#ff77b3 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ff77b3. In RGB, it consists of 100.0% Red, 46.7% Green, and 70.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 53.3% Magenta, 29.8% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 333.5°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 73.3%. The decimal value for #ff77b3 is 16742323, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff66cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ff77b3 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ff77b3 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color255, 119, 179 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color100.0%, 46.7%, 70.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.000, 0.533, 0.298 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.533, 0.298, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color333.5°, 100.0%, 73.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color333.5°, 53.3%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color55.974, 37.708, 46.976 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color255, 119, 179 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16742323 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color67.805, 57.872, -6.633 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)67.805, 58.250, 353.461 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color67.805, 84.428, -20.512 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color61.407, 55.243, -2.372 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.398, 0.268, 37.708 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294932403 / 0xffff77b3 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff66cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ff77b3

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ff77b3, its pure hue is 333.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 73.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ff77b3, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #200f16 to #df689d.

Tints of #ff77b3

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ff77b3, its pure hue is 333.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 73.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ff77b3, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ff88bd to #ffeef6.

Tones of #ff77b3

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ff77b3, its pure hue is 333.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ff77b3, which range from #bbbbbb (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff77b3 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ff77b3

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ff77b3! For #ff77b3, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ff77b3. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ff77b3

This color, #ff77b3, consists of 100.0% Red, 46.7% Green, and 70.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 255, Green = 119, Blue = 179. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ff77b3 is 0% Cyan, 53.3% Magenta, 29.8% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R100.0%
C0.0%
G46.7%
M53.3%
B70.2%
Y29.8%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 255 119 179
Octal 377 167 263
Hexa #ff #77 #b3
Binary 11111111 01110111 10110011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 53 29 0
Octal 0 65 35 0
Hexa #00 #35 #1d #00
Binary 00000000 00110101 00011101 00000000

Analogous Colors of #ff77b3

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ff77b3 — which has hue 333.5° — its analogous colors are located at 3.5° and 333.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff77b3.

Triadic Colors of #ff77b3

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ff77b3 — which has hue 333.5° — its triadic colors are located at 93.5° and 333.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff77b3.

Complementary Color of #ff77b3

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ff77b3 — which has hue 333.5° — its complementary color is located at 153.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff77b3.

Split Complementary Colors of #ff77b3

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ff77b3 — which has hue 333.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 123.5° and 333.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff77b3.

Tetradic Colors of #ff77b3

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ff77b3 — which has hue 333.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 243.5°, 333.5°, 63.5°, and 153.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff77b3.

Monochromatic Colors of #ff77b3

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ff77b3, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #ff338d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ffbbd9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ff77b3

We want to make getting started with #ff77b3 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ff77b3 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ff77b3 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ff77b3 with other HTML elements.

#ff77b3 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ff77b3.
<span style="color: #ff77b3;">The color of this text is #ff77b3.</span>

#ff77b3 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ff77b3.
<div style="background-color: #ff77b3; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ff77b3.</div>

#ff77b3 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ff77b3.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ff77b3;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ff77b3.</span>

#ff77b3 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ff77b3.
<div style="border: #ff77b3 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ff77b3.</div>

#ff77b3 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ff77b3 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff77b3; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff77b3 on a white background.</div></div>

#ff77b3 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ff77b3 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff77b3; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff77b3 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ff77b3 to White

This is a gradient from #ff77b3 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff77b3,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff77b3,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff77b3,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff77b3,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff77b3 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ff77b3 to Black

This is a gradient from #ff77b3 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff77b3,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff77b3,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff77b3,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff77b3,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff77b3 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ff77b3

In addition to using #ff77b3 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ff77b3 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ff77b3, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 255, Green = 119, Blue = 179). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ff77b3 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ff77b3
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(255, 119, 179)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ff77b3; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ff77b3; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ff77b3; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(255, 119, 179);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ff77b3")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:255, green:119, blue:179, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:255 green:119 blue:179 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(255f, 119f, 179f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(255, 119, 179);
 

#ff77b3 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ff77b3 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ff77b3 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ff77b3 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ff77b3 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ff77b3 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ff77b3 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ff77b3 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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