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#A36282 Color

#A36282 is rgb(163, 98, 130) in RGB, hsl(330, 26%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 20%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A36282
HEX#A36282
RGBrgb(163, 98, 130)
HSLhsl(330, 26%, 51%)
HSVhsv(330, 40%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 20%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.093 349.5)
LABlab(49.81% 30.29 -6.12)
LCHlch(49.81% 30.90 348.58)

What #A36282 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 #A36282, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 8.14Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 8.31Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.71Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 9.79Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 11.08Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 11.38

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

#A36282 Channel Values

How #A36282 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 98 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 26% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 40% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 20% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.54:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A36282 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 text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A36282 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A36282

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A36282; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A36282
Complementary
#62A382
Analogous
#A362A3
Analogous
#A36262
Triadic
#82A362
Triadic
#6282A3
Split comp.
#62A362
Split comp.
#62A3A3

Tints & Shades of #A36282

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

#B07894
#BB8BA3
#C8A2B5
#D5B8C7
#E3CFD9
#EEE2E8

Shades

#8D5370
#7A4861
#643A4F
#4D2D3D
#37202B
#23151C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A36282.

How #A36282 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#A36282
Protanopia#717182
Protanomaly#886B82
Deuteranopia#7C7C80
Deuteranomaly#8D7381
Tritanopia#A06767
Tritanomaly#A16573
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A36282 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a36282: #A36282;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A36282;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a36282': '#A36282' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.384, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_a36282">#A36282</color>
SVG fillfill="#A36282"

More Pink Colors

#A36282 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A36282 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A36282?

#A36282 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 98, 130) in RGB and hsl(330, 26%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #A36282?

#A36282 is rgb(163, 98, 130) — red 163, green 98, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A36282?

#A36282 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 20%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A36282 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A36282 scores 4.54:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A36282 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A36282 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 20.14, which is visibly different.

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