What color is #A55878?

#A55878 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 #A55878?

The RGB value is 165, 88, 120: 165 red, 88 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A55878?

The complementary color is #58A585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A55878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A55878 color

#A55878 rgb(165, 88, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A55878 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 34.5% green and 47.1% blue (165, 88, 120).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 30% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Our Little Secret (#A84B7A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#A55878 color codes

HEX	`#A55878`
RGB	`rgb(165, 88, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 34.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 30%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, 35.5, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 35.71, 353.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.398, 16.337, 19.739)`
Decimal	`10836088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A55878, 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 #A55878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A55878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #A55878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a55878; }
.text { color: #a55878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a55878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 88 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a55878, #a55f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A55878?: #A55878 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 #A55878?: The RGB value is 165, 88, 120: 165 red, 88 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A55878?: The complementary color is #58A585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A55878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.