What color is #A8325B?

#A8325B 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 #A8325B?

The RGB value is 168, 50, 91: 168 red, 50 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8325B?

The complementary color is #32A87F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8325B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8325B color

#A8325B rgb(168, 50, 91)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A8325B is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 19.6% green and 35.7% blue (168, 50, 91).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 54% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 46% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Royal Flush (#A0365F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#A8325B color codes

HEX	`#A8325B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 50, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 19.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 54%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 70%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 46%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.19, 51.08, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.19, 51.2, 3.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.179, 11.364, 11.079)`
Decimal	`11022939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8325B, 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 #A8325B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A8325B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #A8325B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8325b; }
.text { color: #a8325b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8325b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 50 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8325b, #a84432); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A8325B?: #A8325B 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 #A8325B?: The RGB value is 168, 50, 91: 168 red, 50 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8325B?: The complementary color is #32A87F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8325B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.