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#A75864 Color

#A75864 is rgb(167, 88, 100) in RGB, hsl(351, 31%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 40%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Red Purple (#A55353), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A75864
HEX#A75864
RGBrgb(167, 88, 100)
HSLhsl(351, 31%, 50%)
HSVhsv(351, 47%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 40%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.104 11.4)
LABlab(47.45% 34.01 8.53)
LCHlch(47.45% 35.07 14.07)

What #A75864 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 #A75864, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A75864 Channel Values

How #A75864 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 167 · G 88 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 31% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 47% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 40% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.97:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A75864 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 text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A75864

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A75864; 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 #A75864

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 #A75864 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#A75864
Protanopia#6B6B64
Protanomaly#876464
Deuteranopia#7A7A61
Deuteranomaly#8E6E62
Tritanopia#A65A5A
Tritanomaly#A7595E
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #A75864 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a75864: #A75864;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A75864;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a75864': '#A75864' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.345, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_a75864">#A75864</color>
SVG fillfill="#A75864"

More Red Colors

#A75864 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A75864 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A75864?

#A75864 is a mid-tone red — rgb(167, 88, 100) in RGB and hsl(351, 31%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Red Purple (#A55353), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #A75864?

#A75864 is rgb(167, 88, 100) — red 167, green 88, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A75864?

#A75864 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 40%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A75864 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A75864 scores 4.97:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A75864 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A75864 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 19.09, which is visibly different.

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