What color is #F87F99?

#F87F99 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Xoxo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F87F99?

The RGB value is 248, 127, 153: 248 red, 127 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F87F99?

The complementary color is #7FF8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F87F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F87F99 color

#F87F99 rgb(248, 127, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F87F99 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 49.8% green and 60% blue (248, 127, 153).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 90% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 38% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Xoxo (#F08497), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#F87F99 color codes

HEX	`#F87F99`
RGB	`rgb(248, 127, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 49.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 90%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 49%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 38%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.61, 48.71, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.61, 49.3, 8.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.053, 37.44, 34.616)`
Decimal	`16285593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F87F99, 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 #F87F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F87F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #F87F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f87f99; }
.text { color: #f87f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f87f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 127 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f87f99, #f8a27f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F87F99?: #F87F99 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Xoxo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F87F99?: The RGB value is 248, 127, 153: 248 red, 127 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F87F99?: The complementary color is #7FF8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F87F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.