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#C70077 Color

#C70077 is rgb(199, 0, 119) in RGB, hsl(324, 100%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 40%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C70077
HEX#C70077
RGBrgb(199, 0, 119)
HSLhsl(324, 100%, 39%)
HSVhsv(324, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 40%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.223 354.5)
LABlab(43.98% 70.75 -7.22)
LCHlch(43.98% 71.12 354.17)

What #C70077 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C70077, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 5.99Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.05Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 7.61Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 7.67Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 10.67Mexican Pink#E4007CΔE 11.33

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#C70077 Channel Values

How #C70077 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 199 · G 0 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 100% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 100% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 40% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.68:1 vs white · 3.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C70077 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C70077 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C70077

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C70077; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C70077
Complementary
#00C750
Analogous
#B300C7
Analogous
#C70014
Triadic
#77C700
Triadic
#0077C7
Split comp.
#14C700
Split comp.
#00C7B3

Tints & Shades of #C70077

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F00090
#FF1FA5
#FF47B6
#FF75C8
#FF9ED8
#FFCCEB

Shades

#AD0068
#940059
#7A0049
#61003A
#47002B
#2E001C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C70077.

How #C70077 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C70077
Protanopia#585876
Protanomaly#924477
Deuteranopia#787872
Deuteranomaly#9E5F74
Tritanopia#C32A2A
Tritanomaly#C51F54
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C70077 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c70077: #C70077;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C70077;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c70077': '#C70077' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.000, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_c70077">#C70077</color>
SVG fillfill="#C70077"

More Pink Colors

#C70077 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C70077 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C70077?

#C70077 is a dark pink — rgb(199, 0, 119) in RGB and hsl(324, 100%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #C70077?

#C70077 is rgb(199, 0, 119) — red 199, green 0, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C70077?

#C70077 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 40%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C70077 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C70077 scores 5.68:1 against white and 3.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C70077 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C70077 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 7.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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