What color is #A8366E?

#A8366E is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8366E?

The RGB value is 168, 54, 110: 168 red, 54 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8366E?

The complementary color is #36A870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8366E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8366E color

#A8366E rgb(168, 54, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A8366E is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 21.2% green and 43.1% blue (168, 54, 110).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 51% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 35% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Plum Kingdom (#AA3377), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#A8366E color codes

HEX	`#A8366E`
RGB	`rgb(168, 54, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 21.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 51%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 68%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 35%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.36, 51.55, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.36, 51.98, 352.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.283, 12.091, 16.015)`
Decimal	`11023982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8366E, 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 #A8366E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A8366E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #A8366E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8366e; }
.text { color: #a8366e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8366e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 54 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8366e, #a83736); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #A8366E?: #A8366E is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8366E?: The RGB value is 168, 54, 110: 168 red, 54 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8366E?: The complementary color is #36A870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8366E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.