What color is #A8005D?

#A8005D is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plastic Lips. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8005D?

The RGB value is 168, 0, 93: 168 red, 0 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8005D?

The complementary color is #00A84B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8005D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8005D color

#A8005D rgb(168, 0, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A8005D is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 0% green and 36.5% blue (168, 0, 93).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 45% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Plastic Lips (#AA2266), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#A8005D color codes

HEX	`#A8005D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 0, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 0%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 45%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.21, 62.76, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.21, 62.86, 356.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.126, 9.118, 11.159)`
Decimal	`11010141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8005D, 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 #A8005D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A8005D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #A8005D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8005d; }
.text { color: #a8005d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8005d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 0 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8005d, #a80009); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A8005D?: #A8005D is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plastic Lips. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8005D?: The RGB value is 168, 0, 93: 168 red, 0 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8005D?: The complementary color is #00A84B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8005D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.