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#A30039 Color

#A30039 is rgb(163, 0, 57) in RGB, hsl(339, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 65%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A30039
HEX#A30039
RGBrgb(163, 0, 57)
HSLhsl(339, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(339, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 65%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(45.6% 0.182 12.9)
LABlab(34.80% 58.95 18.29)
LCHlch(34.80% 61.72 17.23)

What #A30039 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 #A30039, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Burgundy#9F1D35ΔE 7.04Crimson (UA)#9E1B32ΔE 7.66Royal Red#9B1C31ΔE 8.5Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 9.85Big Dip O’ruby#9C2542ΔE 9.95Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 10.28

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

#A30039 Channel Values

How #A30039 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 163 · G 0 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 65% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.03:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A30039 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 text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A30039 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A30039

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A30039; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A30039
Complementary
#00A36A
Analogous
#A3008B
Analogous
#A31800
Triadic
#39A300
Triadic
#0039A3
Split comp.
#00A318
Split comp.
#008BA3

Tints & Shades of #A30039

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

#D10049
#FF055D
#FF337A
#FF669C
#FF94B9
#FFC7DB

Shades

#8F0032
#7A002B
#660024
#52001D
#3D0015
#29000E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A30039.

How #A30039 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#A30039
Protanopia#474738
Protanomaly#773638
Deuteranopia#626231
Deuteranomaly#814C34
Tritanopia#A21010
Tritanomaly#A20A26
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A30039 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a30039: #A30039;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A30039;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a30039': '#A30039' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.000, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_a30039">#A30039</color>
SVG fillfill="#A30039"

More Pink Colors

#A30039 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A30039 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A30039?

#A30039 is a dark pink — rgb(163, 0, 57) in RGB and hsl(339, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #A30039?

#A30039 is rgb(163, 0, 57) — red 163, green 0, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A30039?

#A30039 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 65%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A30039 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A30039 scores 8.03:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A30039 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A30039 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 16.38, which is visibly different.

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