What color is #A53776?

#A53776 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A53776?

The RGB value is 165, 55, 118: 165 red, 55 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A53776?

The complementary color is #37A566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A53776?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A53776 color

#A53776 rgb(165, 55, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A53776 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 21.6% green and 46.3% blue (165, 55, 118).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 50% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Plum Kingdom (#AA3377), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#A53776 color codes

HEX	`#A53776`
RGB	`rgb(165, 55, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 21.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 50%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 67%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, 51.25, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 52.59, 347.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.154, 12.042, 18.399)`
Decimal	`10827638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A53776, 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 #A53776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A53776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #A53776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a53776; }
.text { color: #a53776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a53776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 55 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a53776, #a5373f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A53776?: #A53776 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A53776?: The RGB value is 165, 55, 118: 165 red, 55 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A53776?: The complementary color is #37A566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A53776?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.