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#A36686 Color

#A36686 is rgb(163, 102, 134) in RGB, hsl(329, 25%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 18%, 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 7.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A36686
HEX#A36686
RGBrgb(163, 102, 134)
HSLhsl(329, 25%, 52%)
HSVhsv(329, 37%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 18%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.089 347.4)
LABlab(50.83% 28.63 -6.99)
LCHlch(50.83% 29.47 346.28)

What #A36686 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 #A36686, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 7.48Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 9.51Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 9.62Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 11Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 11.07Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 11.53

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

#A36686 Channel Values

How #A36686 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 102 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 25% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 37% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 18% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.37:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A36686 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A36686 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A36686

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A36686; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A36686
Complementary
#66A384
Analogous
#A266A3
Analogous
#A36667
Triadic
#86A366
Triadic
#6686A3
Split comp.
#67A366
Split comp.
#66A3A2

Tints & Shades of #A36686

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

#B17C97
#BC8FA6
#C9A6B8
#D5B9C7
#E2CFD9
#EEE2E8

Shades

#8F5674
#794962
#633B50
#503040
#39222E
#23151C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A36686.

How #A36686 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#A36686
Protanopia#737386
Protanomaly#896E86
Deuteranopia#7E7E84
Deuteranomaly#8E7585
Tritanopia#A06B6B
Tritanomaly#A16977
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A36686 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a36686: #A36686;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A36686;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a36686': '#A36686' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.400, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_a36686">#A36686</color>
SVG fillfill="#A36686"

More Pink Colors

#A36686 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A36686 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A36686?

#A36686 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 102, 134) in RGB and hsl(329, 25%, 52%) 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 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #A36686?

#A36686 is rgb(163, 102, 134) — red 163, green 102, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A36686?

#A36686 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 18%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A36686 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A36686 scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A36686 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A36686 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 21.21, which is visibly different.

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