Middle Red Purple (#A55353)

The hex code for Middle Red Purple is #A55353. It is rgb(165, 83, 83) in RGB, hsl(0, 33%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 35%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#A55353

RGBrgb(165, 83, 83)

HSLhsl(0, 33%, 49%)

HSVhsv(0, 50%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.108 21.3)

LABlab(45.77% 34.47 16.41)

LCHlch(45.77% 38.18 25.45)

Colors Closest to Middle Red Purple

Middle Red Purple is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Redwood#A45A52ΔE 4.89 English Red#AB4B52ΔE 6.2 Rum#9A4E40ΔE 8.26 Cordovan#893F45ΔE 9.95 Red Rum#973A4AΔE 10.74 Solid Pink#893843ΔE 11.46

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#A55353 Channel Values

How Middle Red Purple 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 165 · G 83 · B 83	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 33% · L 49%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 50% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 50% · Y 50% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.3:1 vs white · 3.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Middle Red Purple 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 text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Middle Red Purple

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Middle Red Purple; 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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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of Middle Red Purple

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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Shades

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How Middle Red Purple 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#A55353

Protanopia#676752

Protanomaly#846053

Deuteranopia#76764F

Deuteranomaly#8B6A51

Tritanopia#A55353

Tritanomaly#A55353

Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #A55353 in Code

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

CSS custom property--middle-red-purple: #A55353;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A55353;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'middle-red-purple': '#A55353' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.325, blue: 0.325)

Android XML<color name="middle_red_purple">#A55353</color>

SVG fillfill="#A55353"

More Red Colors

Middle Red Purple sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a57164 a52a2a a62c2b a45a52 a81c07 a30f2d a83434 a21606 a83731 a17a74 aa381e 9f1e1e bfafb2 cd5c5c e2725b ed2939 f8c4c4 ff0f4b ff637e ffb6c1 fff1f2 4a0000 701c1c 922626

#A55353 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Middle Red Purple?

The hex code for Middle Red Purple is #A55353. That is rgb(165, 83, 83) in RGB, hsl(0, 33%, 49%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #A55353?

#A55353 is rgb(165, 83, 83) — red 165, green 83, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A55353?

#A55353 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A55353 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A55353 scores 5.3:1 against white and 3.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A55353 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A55353 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.47, which is visibly different.

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