Palettes / Colors / #C67977

#C67977 — Muted Red

#C67977 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #C67977 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C67977 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #76C3C6; it also sits naturally between #C6769B and #C6A176. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 47% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 40% · Key 22%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C67977

.text { color: #C67977; }
.background { background-color: #C67977; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C67977; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(198, 121, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 41%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C67977; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(198, 121, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C67977; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(198, 121, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C67977">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C67977">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #76C3C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C67977: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C67977

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C67977 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C67977 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C67976  ·  #C67978 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C67977?

#C67977 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 198, 121, 119). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C67977?

#C67977 is RGB 198, 121, 119 — HSL 2°, 41%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 40%, 22%.

What colors go with #C67977?

Its complement is #76C3C6; analogous partners are #C6769B and #C6A176. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C67977 for text?

Black text on #C67977 has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.