What color is #A8456D?

#A8456D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8456D?

The RGB value is 168, 69, 109: 168 red, 69 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8456D?

The complementary color is #45A880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8456D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8456D color

#A8456D rgb(168, 69, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A8456D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 27.1% green and 42.7% blue (168, 69, 109).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 42% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 35% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Our Little Secret (#A84B7A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#A8456D color codes

HEX	`#A8456D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 69, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 27.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 42%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 59%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 35%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.78, 44.78, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.78, 44.84, 356.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.038, 13.687, 15.999)`
Decimal	`11027821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8456D, 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 #A8456D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A8456D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #A8456D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8456d; }
.text { color: #a8456d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8456d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 69 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8456d, #a84e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A8456D?: #A8456D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8456D?: The RGB value is 168, 69, 109: 168 red, 69 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8456D?: The complementary color is #45A880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8456D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.