What color is #A52A68?

#A52A68 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plastic Lips. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A52A68?

The RGB value is 165, 42, 104: 165 red, 42 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A52A68?

The complementary color is #2AA567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A52A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A52A68 color

#A52A68 rgb(165, 42, 104)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A52A68 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 16.5% green and 40.8% blue (165, 42, 104).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 59% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Plastic Lips (#AA2266), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#A52A68 color codes

HEX	`#A52A68`
RGB	`rgb(165, 42, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 16.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 59%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 75%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39, 54.5, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39, 54.89, 353.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.845, 10.657, 14.159)`
Decimal	`10824296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A52A68, 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 #A52A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A52A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #A52A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a52a68; }
.text { color: #a52a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a52a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 42 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a52a68, #a52a2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A52A68?: #A52A68 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plastic Lips. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A52A68?: The RGB value is 165, 42, 104: 165 red, 42 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A52A68?: The complementary color is #2AA567, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A52A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.