#FF878DTulip (#FF878D) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 18°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.146. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FF878D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 135, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 100%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 47%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47%, 45%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.8 46 17.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.758 0.146 18) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tulip shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff8283 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff878a — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ff878d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff888f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Tulip in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.31:1 and against black 9.1:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeded · #ffb2b3 · #ff878d · #be585e · #91373f · #651621
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffcaac · #ffab97 · #ff878d · #e17797 · #c06a9b · #9f5f99
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff878d · #ae8a60 · #b05258 · #7a4c00 · #6d1924 · #351d00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#efc9c9 · #ff878d · #00a2a7 · #975a5c · #723e40 · #492728
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f6f7 · #ff878d · #a68e8e · #4f5c5d · #341e1e · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bbcdcd · #8ca0a1 · #0b2728 · #000506 · #ff878d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1fbfc · #ff878d · #00a9ae · #006769 · #002b2d · #130001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d1fbfc · #ff878d · #38ab87 · #006381 · #002d1f · #000409
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f9dd · #ff878d · #70a55d · #1b56a9 · #002154 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4f5d3 · #ff878d · #9c9a3b · #006769 · #26105b · #000202
#FF9B9E · #FFAEAF · #FFBFC0 · #FFD0D1 · #FFE1E1
#D56A70 · #AD4F55 · #87343B · #621B23 · #3F020D
#F09295 · #E19B9C · #D0A3A4
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.