What color is #A45275?

#A45275 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A45275?

The RGB value is 164, 82, 117: 164 red, 82 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A45275?

The complementary color is #52A481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A45275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A45275 color

#A45275 rgb(164, 82, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A45275 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 32.2% green and 45.9% blue (164, 82, 117).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 29% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Our Little Secret (#A84B7A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#A45275 color codes

HEX	`#A45275`
RGB	`rgb(164, 82, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 32.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 50%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 29%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.92, 37.92, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.92, 38.16, 353.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.539, 15.213, 18.628)`
Decimal	`10769013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A45275, 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 #A45275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A45275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #A45275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a45275; }
.text { color: #a45275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a45275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 82 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a45275, #a45852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A45275?: #A45275 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A45275?: The RGB value is 164, 82, 117: 164 red, 82 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A45275?: The complementary color is #52A481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A45275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.