What color is #A62D56?

#A62D56 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A62D56?

The RGB value is 166, 45, 86: 166 red, 45 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A62D56?

The complementary color is #2DA67D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A62D56?

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.

#A62D56 color

#A62D56 rgb(166, 45, 86)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A62D56 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 17.6% green and 33.7% blue (166, 45, 86).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 57% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 48% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Royal Flush (#A0365F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A62D56 color codes

HEX	`#A62D56`
RGB	`rgb(166, 45, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 17.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 57%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 73%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 48%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39, 51.89, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39, 52.13, 5.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.345, 10.658, 9.893)`
Decimal	`10890582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A62D56, 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 #A62D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A62D56 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 #A62D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a62d56; }
.text { color: #a62d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a62d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 45 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a62d56, #a6412d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #A62D56?: #A62D56 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A62D56?: The RGB value is 166, 45, 86: 166 red, 45 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A62D56?: The complementary color is #2DA67D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A62D56?: 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.