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#A06A79 Color

#A06A79 is rgb(160, 106, 121) in RGB, hsl(343, 22%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 24%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A06A79
HEX#A06A79
RGBrgb(160, 106, 121)
HSLhsl(343, 22%, 52%)
HSVhsv(343, 34%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 24%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.072 1.4)
LABlab(51.05% 23.81 0.96)
LCHlch(51.05% 23.83 2.30)

What #A06A79 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 #A06A79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 5.02Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 5.77Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 7.17Copper Rose#996666ΔE 8.63English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.77Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 9.94

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

#A06A79 Channel Values

How #A06A79 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 106 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 22% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 34% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 24% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A06A79 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A06A79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A06A79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A06A79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A06A79
Complementary
#6AA090
Analogous
#A06A94
Analogous
#A0756A
Triadic
#79A06A
Triadic
#6A79A0
Split comp.
#6AA075
Split comp.
#6A94A0

Tints & Shades of #A06A79

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

#AD7F8C
#B9929D
#C7A8B1
#D3BBC2
#E1D0D5
#EDE3E6

Shades

#8C5A68
#764C58
#603E48
#4E323A
#38242A
#221619

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A06A79.

How #A06A79 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#A06A79
Protanopia#757579
Protanomaly#897179
Deuteranopia#7F7F77
Deuteranomaly#8D7778
Tritanopia#9F6C6C
Tritanomaly#9F6B71
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A06A79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a06a79: #A06A79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A06A79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a06a79': '#A06A79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.416, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_a06a79">#A06A79</color>
SVG fillfill="#A06A79"

More Pink Colors

#A06A79 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A06A79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A06A79?

#A06A79 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(160, 106, 121) in RGB and hsl(343, 22%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #A06A79?

#A06A79 is rgb(160, 106, 121) — red 160, green 106, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A06A79?

#A06A79 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 24%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A06A79 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A06A79 scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A06A79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A06A79 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.41, which is visibly different.

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