What color is #FF878D?

#FF878D is a light, vivid red known as Tulip. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tulip?

The RGB value is 255, 135, 141: 255 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tulip?

The complementary color is #87FFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF878D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tulip color: hex code #FF878D

#FF878D rgb(255, 135, 141)

Shades of pink

Tulip has the hex code #FF878D. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 52.9% green and 55.3% blue (255, 135, 141).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 45% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

Tulip (#FF878D) color codes

HEX	`#FF878D`
RGB	`rgb(255, 135, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 52.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 45%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.84, 45.95, 17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.84, 49.23, 21.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.715, 40.516, 30.133)`
Decimal	`16746381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tulip, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF878D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF878D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF878D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff878d; }
.text { color: #ff878d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff878d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 135 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff878d, #ffbd87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF878D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF878D?: #FF878D is a light, vivid red known as Tulip. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tulip?: The RGB value is 255, 135, 141: 255 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tulip?: The complementary color is #87FFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF878D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.