What color is #A6417C?

#A6417C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6417C?

The RGB value is 166, 65, 124: 166 red, 65 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6417C?

The complementary color is #41A66B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6417C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6417C color

#A6417C rgb(166, 65, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A6417C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 25.5% green and 48.6% blue (166, 65, 124).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 44% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Plum Kingdom (#AA3377), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#A6417C color codes

HEX	`#A6417C`
RGB	`rgb(166, 65, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 25.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 44%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 61%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.28, 47.98, -12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.28, 49.57, 345.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.255, 13.345, 20.521)`
Decimal	`10895740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6417C, 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 #A6417C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A6417C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #A6417C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6417c; }
.text { color: #a6417c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6417c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 65 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6417c, #a64149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A6417C?: #A6417C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6417C?: The RGB value is 166, 65, 124: 166 red, 65 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6417C?: The complementary color is #41A66B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6417C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.