#FF7777Embarrassment (#FF7777) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 22°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.166. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FF7777 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 119, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 100%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 53%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 53%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.4 51.8 25.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.730 0.166 22) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Embarrassment shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff726e — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff7774 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ff7777 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff7879 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Embarrassment in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.57:1 and against black 8.16:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffedec · #ffb2af · #ff7777 · #c75052 · #982e33 · #6c0816
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffbd93 · #ff9d7f · #ff7777 · #e16786 · #c05b8f · #9e5190
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff7777 · #a7824e · #af4345 · #6d4700 · #6a0012 · #2b1800
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe8e7 · #eabebc · #ff7777 · #0098a1 · #905250 · #643b39
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f7f8 · #ff7777 · #a08583 · #495859 · #331a1a · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #ff7777
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cffcff · #ff7777 · #009fa8 · #006066 · #00292c · #1b0001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cffcff · #ff7777 · #00a483 · #005c7e · #002a20 · #00040a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0fbdc · #ff7777 · #59a052 · #1a4cae · #00195d · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f6d0 · #ff7777 · #8f931c · #006066 · #29005e · #000203
#FF8F8D · #FFA5A1 · #FFB9B6 · #FFCCCA · #FFDFDD
#D65C5D · #AF4345 · #892A2E · #641018 · #3F0006
#EF8482 · #DE8F8C · #CB9997
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.