What color is #A12458?

#A12458 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Thorne Wines. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A12458?

The RGB value is 161, 36, 88: 161 red, 36 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A12458?

The complementary color is #24A16D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A12458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A12458 color

#A12458 rgb(161, 36, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #A12458 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 14.1% green and 34.5% blue (161, 36, 88).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 63% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 45% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Thorne Wines (#9C2D5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A12458 color codes

HEX	`#A12458`
RGB	`rgb(161, 36, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 14.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 63%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 78%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 45%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.01, 53.71, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.01, 53.71, 0.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.092, 9.546, 10.173)`
Decimal	`10560600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A12458, 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 #A12458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A12458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #A12458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a12458; }
.text { color: #a12458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a12458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 36 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a12458, #a12f24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A12458?: #A12458 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Thorne Wines. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A12458?: The RGB value is 161, 36, 88: 161 red, 36 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A12458?: The complementary color is #24A16D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A12458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.