#A45B7B Color

#A45B7B is rgb(164, 91, 123) in RGB, hsl(334, 29%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 25%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sugar Plum (#914E75), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A45B7B

HEX#A45B7B

RGBrgb(164, 91, 123)

HSLhsl(334, 29%, 50%)

HSVhsv(334, 45%, 64%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 25%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.103 353.2)

LABlab(48.21% 33.55 -4.27)

LCHlch(48.21% 33.82 352.75)

What #A45B7B 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 #A45B7B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 7.72 Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.22 Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 8.78 Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.82 Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 11.86 Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 12.37

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#A45B7B Channel Values

How #A45B7B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 164 · G 91 · B 123	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 334° · S 29% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 334° · S 45% · V 64%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 45% · Y 25% · K 36%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.82:1 vs white · 4.36:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A45B7B 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 text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A45B7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A45B7B; 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 #A45B7B

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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How #A45B7B 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#A45B7B

Protanopia#6C6C7B

Protanomaly#86667B

Deuteranopia#797979

Deuteranomaly#8C6F7A

Tritanopia#A26060

Tritanomaly#A35E6C

Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #A45B7B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a45b7b: #A45B7B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A45B7B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a45b7b': '#A45B7B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.357, blue: 0.482)

Android XML<color name="color_a45b7b">#A45B7B</color>

SVG fillfill="#A45B7B"

More Pink Colors

#A45B7B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#A45B7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A45B7B?

#A45B7B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(164, 91, 123) in RGB and hsl(334, 29%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sugar Plum (#914E75), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.72.

What is the RGB value of #A45B7B?

#A45B7B is rgb(164, 91, 123) — red 164, green 91, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A45B7B?

#A45B7B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 25%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A45B7B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A45B7B scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A45B7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A45B7B 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 18.22, which is visibly different.

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