What color is #A60155?

#A60155 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Perfect. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A60155?

The RGB value is 166, 1, 85: 166 red, 1 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A60155?

The complementary color is #01A652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A60155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A60155 color

#A60155 rgb(166, 1, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A60155 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 0.4% green and 33.3% blue (166, 1, 85).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 99% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 49% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Plum Perfect (#AA1155), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#A60155 color codes

HEX	`#A60155`
RGB	`rgb(166, 1, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 0.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 99%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 99%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 49%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.57, 61.5, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.57, 61.5, 0.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.378, 8.787, 9.374)`
Decimal	`10879317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A60155, 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 #A60155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A60155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #A60155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a60155; }
.text { color: #a60155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a60155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 1 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a60155, #a60102); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A60155?: #A60155 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Perfect. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A60155?: The RGB value is 166, 1, 85: 166 red, 1 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A60155?: The complementary color is #01A652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A60155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.