What color is #A54B61?

#A54B61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A54B61?

The RGB value is 165, 75, 97: 165 red, 75 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A54B61?

The complementary color is #4BA58F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A54B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A54B61 color

#A54B61 rgb(165, 75, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #A54B61 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 29.4% green and 38% blue (165, 75, 97).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 38% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 41% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rose Laffy Taffy (#A6465B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#A54B61 color codes

HEX	`#A54B61`
RGB	`rgb(165, 75, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 29.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 38%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 55%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 41%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.08, 39.36, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.08, 39.71, 7.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.192, 13.897, 12.926)`
Decimal	`10832737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A54B61, 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 #A54B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A54B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #A54B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a54b61; }
.text { color: #a54b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a54b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 75 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a54b61, #a5624b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A54B61?: #A54B61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A54B61?: The RGB value is 165, 75, 97: 165 red, 75 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A54B61?: The complementary color is #4BA58F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A54B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.