What color is #F23D87?

#F23D87 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Majestic Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F23D87?

The RGB value is 242, 61, 135: 242 red, 61 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F23D87?

The complementary color is #3DF2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F23D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F23D87 color

#F23D87 rgb(242, 61, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F23D87 is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 23.9% green and 52.9% blue (242, 61, 135).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 87% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 44% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magenta (#EE4488), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#F23D87 color codes

HEX	`#F23D87`
RGB	`rgb(242, 61, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 23.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 87%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 75%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 44%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.06, 72.24, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.06, 72.25, 1.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.663, 23.97, 25.297)`
Decimal	`15875463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F23D87, 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 #F23D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F23D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	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 #F23D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f23d87; }
.text { color: #f23d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f23d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 61 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f23d87, #f24e3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose.

Questions

What color is #F23D87?: #F23D87 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Majestic Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F23D87?: The RGB value is 242, 61, 135: 242 red, 61 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F23D87?: The complementary color is #3DF2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F23D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.