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#A6828E Color

#A6828E is rgb(166, 130, 142) in RGB, hsl(340, 17%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A6828E
HEX#A6828E
RGBrgb(166, 130, 142)
HSLhsl(340, 17%, 58%)
HSVhsv(340, 22%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.047 356.6)
LABlab(58.16% 15.72 -0.90)
LCHlch(58.16% 15.74 356.73)

What #A6828E 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 #A6828E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 5.84English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.15Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.84Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 10.17Cinereous#98817BΔE 10.8Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.83

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

#A6828E Channel Values

How #A6828E 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 166 · G 130 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 17% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 22% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 14% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.38:1 vs white · 6.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A6828E 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 text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A6828E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A6828E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A6828E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A6828E
Complementary
#82A69A
Analogous
#A682A0
Analogous
#A68882
Triadic
#8EA682
Triadic
#828EA6
Split comp.
#82A688
Split comp.
#82A0A6

Tints & Shades of #A6828E

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

#B3949E
#BDA3AB
#CAB4BC
#D7C6CC
#E3D8DC
#EEE7E9

Shades

#956A78
#805B67
#684A54
#513941
#39282E
#24191D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A6828E.

How #A6828E 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#A6828E
Protanopia#89898E
Protanomaly#95868E
Deuteranopia#8F8F8D
Deuteranomaly#998A8D
Tritanopia#A58484
Tritanomaly#A58388
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A6828E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a6828e: #A6828E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A6828E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a6828e': '#A6828E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.510, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_a6828e">#A6828E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A6828E"

More Pink Colors

#A6828E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A6828E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A6828E?

#A6828E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(166, 130, 142) in RGB and hsl(340, 17%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #A6828E?

#A6828E is rgb(166, 130, 142) — red 166, green 130, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A6828E?

#A6828E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A6828E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A6828E scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A6828E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A6828E 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 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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