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#A20172 Color

#A20172 is rgb(162, 1, 114) in RGB, hsl(318, 99%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 30%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flirt (#A2006D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A20172
HEX#A20172
RGBrgb(162, 1, 114)
HSLhsl(318, 99%, 32%)
HSVhsv(318, 99%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 30%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.2 346.4)
LABlab(36.14% 61.94 -16.79)
LCHlch(36.14% 64.17 344.84)

What #A20172 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 #A20172, 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.

#A20172 Channel Values

How #A20172 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 162 · G 1 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 99% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 99% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 30% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.54:1 vs white · 2.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A20172 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 text7.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A20172

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A20172; 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 #A20172

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 #A20172.

How #A20172 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#A20172
Protanopia#464671
Protanomaly#763672
Deuteranopia#61616F
Deuteranomaly#804C70
Tritanopia#9E2828
Tritanomaly#9F1E50
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A20172 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a20172: #A20172;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A20172;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a20172': '#A20172' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.004, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_a20172">#A20172</color>
SVG fillfill="#A20172"

More Pink Colors

#A20172 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A20172 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A20172?

#A20172 is a dark pink — rgb(162, 1, 114) in RGB and hsl(318, 99%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flirt (#A2006D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.86.

What is the RGB value of #A20172?

#A20172 is rgb(162, 1, 114) — red 162, green 1, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A20172?

#A20172 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 30%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A20172 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A20172 scores 7.54:1 against white and 2.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A20172 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A20172 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 12.13, which is visibly different.

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