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#A43771 Color

#A43771 is rgb(164, 55, 113) in RGB, hsl(328, 50%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 31%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A43771
HEX#A43771
RGBrgb(164, 55, 113)
HSLhsl(328, 50%, 43%)
HSVhsv(328, 66%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 31%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.155 351.1)
LABlab(41.22% 49.46 -8.48)
LCHlch(41.22% 50.18 350.27)

What #A43771 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 #A43771, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A43771 Channel Values

How #A43771 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 164 · G 55 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 50% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 66% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 31% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.24:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A43771 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 text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A43771

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A43771; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A43771

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A43771.

How #A43771 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#A43771
Protanopia#575771
Protanomaly#7D4C71
Deuteranopia#6B6B6E
Deuteranomaly#865B6F
Tritanopia#A14242
Tritanomaly#A23E58
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A43771 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a43771: #A43771;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A43771;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a43771': '#A43771' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.216, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_a43771">#A43771</color>
SVG fillfill="#A43771"

More Pink Colors

#A43771 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A43771 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A43771?

#A43771 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(164, 55, 113) in RGB and hsl(328, 50%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.49.

What is the RGB value of #A43771?

#A43771 is rgb(164, 55, 113) — red 164, green 55, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A43771?

#A43771 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 31%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A43771 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A43771 scores 6.24:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A43771 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A43771 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 21.24, which is visibly different.

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