What color is #F878AD?

#F878AD is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pop That Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F878AD?

The RGB value is 248, 120, 173: 248 red, 120 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F878AD?

The complementary color is #78F8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F878AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F878AD color

#F878AD rgb(248, 120, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F878AD is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 47.1% green and 67.8% blue (248, 120, 173).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 90% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 30% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pop That Gum (#F771B3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#F878AD color codes

HEX	`#F878AD`
RGB	`rgb(248, 120, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 47.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 90%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 52%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 30%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.83, 54.43, -4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.83, 54.64, 354.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.973, 36.411, 43.765)`
Decimal	`16283821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F878AD, 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 #F878AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F878AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #F878AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f878ad; }
.text { color: #f878ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f878ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 120 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f878ad, #f88378); }

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Questions

What color is #F878AD?: #F878AD is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Pop That Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F878AD?: The RGB value is 248, 120, 173: 248 red, 120 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F878AD?: The complementary color is #78F8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F878AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.