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#A57388 Color

#A57388 is rgb(165, 115, 136) in RGB, hsl(335, 22%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 18%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A57388
HEX#A57388
RGBrgb(165, 115, 136)
HSLhsl(335, 22%, 55%)
HSVhsv(335, 30%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 18%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.069 352.4)
LABlab(54.19% 22.66 -3.20)
LCHlch(54.19% 22.89 351.96)

What #A57388 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 #A57388, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.19Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 8.17Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 8.95Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 9.05Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 10.14Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.23

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

#A57388 Channel Values

How #A57388 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 115 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 22% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 30% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 18% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A57388 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A57388 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A57388

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A57388; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A57388
Complementary
#73A590
Analogous
#A573A1
Analogous
#A57773
Triadic
#88A573
Triadic
#7388A5
Split comp.
#73A577
Split comp.
#73A1A5

Tints & Shades of #A57388

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

#B18698
#BD98A8
#C9ABB8
#D7C1CA
#E3D3DA
#EFE6EA

Shades

#955F76
#7C5062
#674251
#513440
#3B262F
#22161B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A57388.

How #A57388 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#A57388
Protanopia#7D7D88
Protanomaly#8F7988
Deuteranopia#868687
Deuteranomaly#947F87
Tritanopia#A37676
Tritanomaly#A4757E
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A57388 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a57388: #A57388;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A57388;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a57388': '#A57388' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.451, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_a57388">#A57388</color>
SVG fillfill="#A57388"

More Pink Colors

#A57388 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A57388 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A57388?

#A57388 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(165, 115, 136) in RGB and hsl(335, 22%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #A57388?

#A57388 is rgb(165, 115, 136) — red 165, green 115, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A57388?

#A57388 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 18%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A57388 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A57388 scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A57388 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A57388 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 14.88, which is visibly different.

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