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#A46081 Color

#A46081 is rgb(164, 96, 129) in RGB, hsl(331, 27%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 21%, 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 7.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A46081
HEX#A46081
RGBrgb(164, 96, 129)
HSLhsl(331, 27%, 51%)
HSVhsv(331, 41%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 21%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.097 350.1)
LABlab(49.47% 31.60 -6.01)
LCHlch(49.47% 32.17 349.24)

What #A46081 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 #A46081, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 7.79Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 8.72Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.91Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 9.4Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 11.73Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 11.88

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

#A46081 Channel Values

How #A46081 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 96 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 27% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 41% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 21% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A46081 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 text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A46081 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A46081

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A46081; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A46081
Complementary
#60A483
Analogous
#A460A3
Analogous
#A46160
Triadic
#81A460
Triadic
#6081A4
Split comp.
#60A461
Split comp.
#60A3A4

Tints & Shades of #A46081

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

#B17793
#BC8AA2
#C9A1B4
#D6B8C6
#E3CED8
#EEE2E8

Shades

#8E526F
#7B4760
#643A4E
#4E2D3D
#37202B
#24141C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A46081.

How #A46081 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#A46081
Protanopia#6F6F81
Protanomaly#886A81
Deuteranopia#7C7C7F
Deuteranomaly#8E7280
Tritanopia#A16565
Tritanomaly#A26371
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A46081 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a46081: #A46081;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A46081;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a46081': '#A46081' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.376, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_a46081">#A46081</color>
SVG fillfill="#A46081"

More Pink Colors

#A46081 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A46081 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A46081?

#A46081 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(164, 96, 129) in RGB and hsl(331, 27%, 51%) 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 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #A46081?

#A46081 is rgb(164, 96, 129) — red 164, green 96, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A46081?

#A46081 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 21%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A46081 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A46081 scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A46081 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A46081 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 19.32, which is visibly different.

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