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#A3003F Color

#A3003F is rgb(163, 0, 63) in RGB, hsl(337, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 61%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3003F
HEX#A3003F
RGBrgb(163, 0, 63)
HSLhsl(337, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(337, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 61%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(45.7% 0.183 10.2)
LABlab(34.90% 59.19 14.48)
LCHlch(34.90% 60.94 13.75)

What #A3003F 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 #A3003F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amaranth Purple#AB274FΔE 7.43Big Dip O’ruby#9C2542ΔE 9.12Vivid Burgundy#9F1D35ΔE 9.64Crimson (UA)#9E1B32ΔE 10.58Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 10.81Royal Red#9B1C31ΔE 11.17

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

#A3003F Channel Values

How #A3003F 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 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 61% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.99:1 vs white · 2.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3003F 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 text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3003F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3003F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3003F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3003F
Complementary
#00A365
Analogous
#A30090
Analogous
#A31300
Triadic
#3FA300
Triadic
#003FA3
Split comp.
#00A313
Split comp.
#0090A3

Tints & Shades of #A3003F

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

#D10050
#FF0565
#FF3381
#FF66A1
#FF94BD
#FFC7DC

Shades

#8F0037
#7A002F
#660027
#52001F
#3D0017
#290010

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3003F.

How #A3003F 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#A3003F
Protanopia#47473E
Protanomaly#77363E
Deuteranopia#626238
Deuteranomaly#814C3B
Tritanopia#A21212
Tritanomaly#A20C2A
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3003F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3003f: #A3003F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3003F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3003f': '#A3003F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.000, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_a3003f">#A3003F</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3003F"

More Pink Colors

#A3003F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A3003F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3003F?

#A3003F is a dark pink — rgb(163, 0, 63) in RGB and hsl(337, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#AB274F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #A3003F?

#A3003F is rgb(163, 0, 63) — red 163, green 0, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3003F?

#A3003F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 61%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3003F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A3003F scores 7.99:1 against white and 2.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3003F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3003F 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 19.73, which is visibly different.

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