What color is #A82D85?

#A82D85 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fandango. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A82D85?

The RGB value is 168, 45, 133: 168 red, 45 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A82D85?

The complementary color is #2DA850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A82D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A82D85 color

#A82D85 rgb(168, 45, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A82D85 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 17.6% green and 52.2% blue (168, 45, 133).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 58% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Fandango (#B53389), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#A82D85 color codes

HEX	`#A82D85`
RGB	`rgb(168, 45, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 17.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 58%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 73%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.05, 57.89, -21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.05, 61.71, 339.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.321, 11.897, 23.359)`
Decimal	`11021701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A82D85, 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 #A82D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A82D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #A82D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a82d85; }
.text { color: #a82d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a82d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 45 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a82d85, #a82d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A82D85?: #A82D85 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fandango. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A82D85?: The RGB value is 168, 45, 133: 168 red, 45 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A82D85?: The complementary color is #2DA850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A82D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.