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#A56987 Color

#A56987 is rgb(165, 105, 135) in RGB, hsl(330, 25%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A56987
HEX#A56987
RGBrgb(165, 105, 135)
HSLhsl(330, 25%, 53%)
HSVhsv(330, 36%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.086 348.7)
LABlab(51.80% 27.91 -6.11)
LCHlch(51.80% 28.57 347.65)

What #A56987 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 #A56987, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 8.63Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 9.19Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.36Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 10.46Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 10.9Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.93

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

#A56987 Channel Values

How #A56987 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 165 · G 105 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 25% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 36% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 18% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A56987 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 text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A56987 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A56987

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A56987; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A56987
Complementary
#69A587
Analogous
#A569A5
Analogous
#A56969
Triadic
#87A569
Triadic
#6987A5
Split comp.
#69A569
Split comp.
#69A5A5

Tints & Shades of #A56987

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

#B17C96
#BE93A8
#C9A6B8
#D7BCC9
#E2CFD9
#F0E6EB

Shades

#935875
#7C4B63
#663D52
#503040
#39222E
#23151C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A56987.

How #A56987 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#A56987
Protanopia#767687
Protanomaly#8B7187
Deuteranopia#818185
Deuteranomaly#917886
Tritanopia#A26D6D
Tritanomaly#A36C78
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A56987 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a56987: #A56987;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A56987;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a56987': '#A56987' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.412, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_a56987">#A56987</color>
SVG fillfill="#A56987"

More Pink Colors

#A56987 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A56987 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A56987?

#A56987 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(165, 105, 135) in RGB and hsl(330, 25%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #A56987?

#A56987 is rgb(165, 105, 135) — red 165, green 105, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A56987?

#A56987 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A56987 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A56987 scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A56987 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A56987 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 20.54, which is visibly different.

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