#A14A7E Color

#A14A7E is rgb(161, 74, 126) in RGB, hsl(324, 37%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 22%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A14A7E

HEX#A14A7E

RGBrgb(161, 74, 126)

HSLhsl(324, 37%, 46%)

HSVhsv(324, 54%, 63%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 22%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.131 345.6)

LABlab(44.38% 41.34 -11.80)

LCHlch(44.38% 42.99 344.07)

What #A14A7E 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 #A14A7E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 7.88 Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 8.52 Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 8.54 Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 9.26 Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 11.2 Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 11.82

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#A14A7E Channel Values

How #A14A7E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 161 · G 74 · B 126	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 324° · S 37% · L 46%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 324° · S 54% · V 63%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 54% · Y 22% · K 37%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.53:1 vs white · 3.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A14A7E 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 text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A14A7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A14A7E; 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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Tints & Shades of #A14A7E

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.

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How #A14A7E 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#A14A7E

Protanopia#60607E

Protanomaly#7F587E

Deuteranopia#71717C

Deuteranomaly#87637D

Tritanopia#9D5353

Tritanomaly#9F4F67

Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #A14A7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a14a7e: #A14A7E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A14A7E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a14a7e': '#A14A7E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.290, blue: 0.494)

Android XML<color name="color_a14a7e">#A14A7E</color>

SVG fillfill="#A14A7E"

More Pink Colors

#A14A7E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#A14A7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A14A7E?

#A14A7E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(161, 74, 126) in RGB and hsl(324, 37%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #A14A7E?

#A14A7E is rgb(161, 74, 126) — red 161, green 74, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A14A7E?

#A14A7E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 22%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A14A7E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A14A7E scores 5.53:1 against white and 3.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A14A7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A14A7E 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 21.42, which is visibly different.

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