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#A0224C Color

#A0224C is rgb(160, 34, 76) in RGB, hsl(340, 65%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 52%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A0224C
HEX#A0224C
RGBrgb(160, 34, 76)
HSLhsl(340, 65%, 38%)
HSVhsv(340, 79%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 52%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.163 6.6)
LABlab(36.75% 52.85 8.39)
LCHlch(36.75% 53.52 9.02)

What #A0224C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A0224C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#A0224C Channel Values

How #A0224C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 160 · G 34 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 65% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 79% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 52% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.43:1 vs white · 2.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A0224C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A0224C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A0224C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A0224C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A0224C.

How #A0224C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A0224C
Protanopia#4C4C4B
Protanomaly#773F4C
Deuteranopia#646447
Deuteranomaly#805149
Tritanopia#9F2A2A
Tritanomaly#9F273A
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A0224C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a0224c: #A0224C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A0224C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a0224c': '#A0224C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.133, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_a0224c">#A0224C</color>
SVG fillfill="#A0224C"

More Pink Colors

#A0224C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A0224C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A0224C?

#A0224C is a dark pink — rgb(160, 34, 76) in RGB and hsl(340, 65%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.14.

What is the RGB value of #A0224C?

#A0224C is rgb(160, 34, 76) — red 160, green 34, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A0224C?

#A0224C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 52%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A0224C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A0224C scores 7.43:1 against white and 2.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A0224C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A0224C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 23.62, which is visibly different.

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