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#A24975 Color

#A24975 is rgb(162, 73, 117) in RGB, hsl(330, 38%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 28%, 36%) 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 6.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A24975
HEX#A24975
RGBrgb(162, 73, 117)
HSLhsl(330, 38%, 46%)
HSVhsv(330, 55%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 28%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.128 351.4)
LABlab(44.08% 41.22 -6.75)
LCHlch(44.08% 41.77 350.70)

What #A24975 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 #A24975, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 6.96Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 8.82Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 9.16Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 9.97Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 10.09Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 10.55

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

#A24975 Channel Values

How #A24975 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 73 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 38% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 55% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 28% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.61:1 vs white · 3.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A24975 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 text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A24975 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A24975

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A24975; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A24975
Complementary
#49A275
Analogous
#A249A2
Analogous
#A24949
Triadic
#75A249
Triadic
#4975A2
Split comp.
#49A249
Split comp.
#49A2A2

Tints & Shades of #A24975

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

#B55A87
#C1769C
#CC8EAD
#D9ABC2
#E4C3D4
#F1DFE8

Shades

#8D3F66
#783657
#632C47
#4D2338
#381929
#23101A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A24975.

How #A24975 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#A24975
Protanopia#606075
Protanomaly#805875
Deuteranopia#717172
Deuteranomaly#876373
Tritanopia#9F5050
Tritanomaly#A04D61
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A24975 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a24975: #A24975;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A24975;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a24975': '#A24975' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.286, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_a24975">#A24975</color>
SVG fillfill="#A24975"

More Pink Colors

#A24975 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A24975 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A24975?

#A24975 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(162, 73, 117) in RGB and hsl(330, 38%, 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 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #A24975?

#A24975 is rgb(162, 73, 117) — red 162, green 73, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A24975?

#A24975 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 28%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A24975 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A24975 scores 5.61:1 against white and 3.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A24975 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A24975 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 19.08, which is visibly different.

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