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#A46A86 Color

#A46A86 is rgb(164, 106, 134) in RGB, hsl(331, 24%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A46A86
HEX#A46A86
RGBrgb(164, 106, 134)
HSLhsl(331, 24%, 53%)
HSVhsv(331, 35%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.083 349.5)
LABlab(51.88% 26.88 -5.42)
LCHlch(51.88% 27.42 348.59)

What #A46A86 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 #A46A86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.74Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.14Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 9.54Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 9.83English Lavender#B48395ΔE 10.48Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.87

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

#A46A86 Channel Values

How #A46A86 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 106 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 24% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 35% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 18% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A46A86 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A46A86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A46A86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A46A86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A46A86
Complementary
#6AA488
Analogous
#A46AA3
Analogous
#A46B6A
Triadic
#86A46A
Triadic
#6A86A4
Split comp.
#6AA46B
Split comp.
#6AA3A4

Tints & Shades of #A46A86

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

#B07D96
#BD93A8
#C9A6B7
#D6BDC9
#E2D0D8
#EFE6EA

Shades

#915974
#7B4C63
#653E51
#4F303F
#39232E
#23151C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A46A86.

How #A46A86 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#A46A86
Protanopia#777786
Protanomaly#8B7286
Deuteranopia#818184
Deuteranomaly#907885
Tritanopia#A26E6E
Tritanomaly#A36C78
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A46A86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a46a86: #A46A86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A46A86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a46a86': '#A46A86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.416, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_a46a86">#A46A86</color>
SVG fillfill="#A46A86"

More Pink Colors

#A46A86 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A46A86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A46A86?

#A46A86 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(164, 106, 134) in RGB and hsl(331, 24%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #A46A86?

#A46A86 is rgb(164, 106, 134) — red 164, green 106, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A46A86?

#A46A86 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A46A86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A46A86 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A46A86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A46A86 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 19.55, which is visibly different.

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