#A66489 Color

#A66489 is rgb(166, 100, 137) in RGB, hsl(326, 27%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 17%, 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 7.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A66489

HEX#A66489

RGBrgb(166, 100, 137)

HSLhsl(326, 27%, 52%)

HSVhsv(326, 40%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 17%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.098 345.8)

LABlab(50.85% 31.18 -8.68)

LCHlch(50.85% 32.37 344.45)

What #A66489 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 #A66489, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 7.47 Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 8.47 Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 10.87 Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 11.58 Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 11.8 Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 12.5

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#A66489 Channel Values

How #A66489 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 166 · G 100 · B 137	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 326° · S 27% · L 52%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 326° · S 40% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 40% · Y 17% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.37:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A66489 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 text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A66489

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A66489; 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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Tints & Shades of #A66489

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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How #A66489 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#A66489

Protanopia#737389

Protanomaly#8A6D89

Deuteranopia#7F7F87

Deuteranomaly#907588

Tritanopia#A36A6A

Tritanomaly#A46777

Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #A66489 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a66489: #A66489;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A66489;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a66489': '#A66489' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.392, blue: 0.537)

Android XML<color name="color_a66489">#A66489</color>

SVG fillfill="#A66489"

More Pink Colors

#A66489 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#A66489 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A66489?

#A66489 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(166, 100, 137) in RGB and hsl(326, 27%, 52%) 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 7.47.

What is the RGB value of #A66489?

#A66489 is rgb(166, 100, 137) — red 166, green 100, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A66489?

#A66489 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 17%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A66489 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A66489 scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A66489 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A66489 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 20.03, which is visibly different.

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