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#F87288 Color

#F87288 is rgb(248, 114, 136) in RGB, hsl(350, 91%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 45%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Red (#FC6C85), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F87288
HEX#F87288
RGBrgb(248, 114, 136)
HSLhsl(350, 91%, 71%)
HSVhsv(350, 54%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 45%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.165 12)
LABlab(65.31% 53.70 14.41)
LCHlch(65.31% 55.60 15.02)

What #F87288 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F87288, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#F87288 Channel Values

How #F87288 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 248 · G 114 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 91% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 54% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 45% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F87288 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F87288

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F87288; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #F87288

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F87288.

How #F87288 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F87288
Protanopia#959587
Protanomaly#C58887
Deuteranopia#AEAE82
Deuteranomaly#D09A85
Tritanopia#F77575
Tritanomaly#F7747D
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F87288 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f87288: #F87288;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F87288;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f87288': '#F87288' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.447, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_f87288">#F87288</color>
SVG fillfill="#F87288"

More Red Colors

#F87288 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F87288 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F87288?

#F87288 is a light red — rgb(248, 114, 136) in RGB and hsl(350, 91%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Red (#FC6C85), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.98.

What is the RGB value of #F87288?

#F87288 is rgb(248, 114, 136) — red 248, green 114, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F87288?

#F87288 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 45%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F87288 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F87288 scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F87288 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F87288 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 11.69, which is visibly different.

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