What color is #A24F86?

#A24F86 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A24F86?

The RGB value is 162, 79, 134: 162 red, 79 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A24F86?

The complementary color is #4FA26B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A24F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A24F86 color

#A24F86 rgb(162, 79, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A24F86 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 31% green and 52.5% blue (162, 79, 134).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 34% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Purple Zergling (#A15589), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#A24F86 color codes

HEX	`#A24F86`
RGB	`rgb(162, 79, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 31%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 34%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 51%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, 41.35, -15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 44, 340.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22, 14.996, 24.285)`
Decimal	`10637190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A24F86, 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 #A24F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A24F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	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 #A24F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a24f86; }
.text { color: #a24f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a24f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 79 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a24f86, #a24f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #A24F86?: #A24F86 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A24F86?: The RGB value is 162, 79, 134: 162 red, 79 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A24F86?: The complementary color is #4FA26B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A24F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.