What color is #FF71A8?

#FF71A8 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 #FF71A8?

The RGB value is 255, 113, 168: 255 red, 113 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF71A8?

The complementary color is #71FFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF71A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF71A8 color

#FF71A8 rgb(255, 113, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF71A8 is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 44.3% green and 65.9% blue (255, 113, 168).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pop That Gum (#F771B3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#FF71A8 color codes

HEX	`#FF71A8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 113, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 44.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 34%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.45, 59.3, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.45, 59.35, 357.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.216, 35.903, 41.113)`
Decimal	`16740776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF71A8, 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 #FF71A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF71A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #FF71A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff71a8; }
.text { color: #ff71a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff71a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 113 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff71a8, #ff8171); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF71A8?: #FF71A8 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 #FF71A8?: The RGB value is 255, 113, 168: 255 red, 113 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF71A8?: The complementary color is #71FFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF71A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.