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#A36C91 Color

#A36C91 is rgb(163, 108, 145) in RGB, hsl(320, 23%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 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 6.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A36C91
HEX#A36C91
RGBrgb(163, 108, 145)
HSLhsl(320, 23%, 53%)
HSVhsv(320, 34%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.086 339.7)
LABlab(52.53% 26.81 -10.94)
LCHlch(52.53% 28.95 337.80)

What #A36C91 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 #A36C91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 6.61Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 8.98Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.42French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.5Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.66English Lavender#B48395ΔE 12.99

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

#A36C91 Channel Values

How #A36C91 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 108 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 23% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 34% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 11% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A36C91 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A36C91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A36C91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A36C91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A36C91
Complementary
#6CA37E
Analogous
#9A6CA3
Analogous
#A36C75
Triadic
#90A36C
Triadic
#6C90A3
Split comp.
#75A36C
Split comp.
#6CA39A

Tints & Shades of #A36C91

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

#AE7E9E
#BC94AF
#C8A7BD
#D6BDCE
#E2D0DC
#EFE6EC

Shades

#905A7E
#7A4D6B
#643F58
#4E3145
#382331
#23161E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A36C91.

How #A36C91 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#A36C91
Protanopia#787891
Protanomaly#8B7391
Deuteranopia#828290
Deuteranomaly#907990
Tritanopia#A07272
Tritanomaly#A16F7F
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A36C91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a36c91: #A36C91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A36C91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a36c91': '#A36C91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.424, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_a36c91">#A36C91</color>
SVG fillfill="#A36C91"

More Pink Colors

#A36C91 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A36C91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A36C91?

#A36C91 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 108, 145) in RGB and hsl(320, 23%, 53%) 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 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #A36C91?

#A36C91 is rgb(163, 108, 145) — red 163, green 108, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A36C91?

#A36C91 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A36C91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A36C91 scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A36C91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A36C91 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.08, which is visibly different.

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