What color is #F87496?

#F87496 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Blush Hour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F87496?

The RGB value is 248, 116, 150: 248 red, 116 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F87496?

The complementary color is #74F8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F87496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F87496 color

#F87496 rgb(248, 116, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F87496 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 45.5% green and 58.8% blue (248, 116, 150).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 90% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 40% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Blush Hour (#FF6F91), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#F87496 color codes

HEX	`#F87496`
RGB	`rgb(248, 116, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 45.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 90%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 53%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 40%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.48, 53.67, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.48, 54.04, 6.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.465, 34.654, 32.88)`
Decimal	`16282774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F87496, 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 #F87496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F87496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #F87496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f87496; }
.text { color: #f87496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f87496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 116 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f87496, #f89474); }

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Questions

What color is #F87496?: #F87496 is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Blush Hour. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F87496?: The RGB value is 248, 116, 150: 248 red, 116 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F87496?: The complementary color is #74F8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F87496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.