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#A02252 Color

#A02252 is rgb(160, 34, 82) in RGB, hsl(337, 65%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 49%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A02252
HEX#A02252
RGBrgb(160, 34, 82)
HSLhsl(337, 65%, 38%)
HSVhsv(337, 79%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 49%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.164 3.4)
LABlab(36.89% 53.21 4.72)
LCHlch(36.89% 53.42 5.06)

What #A02252 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 #A02252, 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.

#A02252 Channel Values

How #A02252 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 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 65% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 79% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 49% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.38:1 vs white · 2.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A02252 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 text7.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A02252

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A02252; 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 #A02252

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 #A02252.

How #A02252 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#A02252
Protanopia#4C4C51
Protanomaly#773F52
Deuteranopia#64644D
Deuteranomaly#80514F
Tritanopia#9E2B2B
Tritanomaly#9F283E
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A02252 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a02252: #A02252;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A02252;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a02252': '#A02252' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.133, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_a02252">#A02252</color>
SVG fillfill="#A02252"

More Pink Colors

#A02252 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A02252 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A02252?

#A02252 is a dark pink — rgb(160, 34, 82) in RGB and hsl(337, 65%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maroon (X11) (#B03060), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #A02252?

#A02252 is rgb(160, 34, 82) — red 160, green 34, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A02252?

#A02252 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 49%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A02252 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A02252 scores 7.38:1 against white and 2.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A02252 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A02252 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 25.5, which is a different colour altogether.

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