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#A8617A Color

#A8617A is rgb(168, 97, 122) in RGB, hsl(339, 29%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 27%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8617A
HEX#A8617A
RGBrgb(168, 97, 122)
HSLhsl(339, 29%, 52%)
HSVhsv(339, 42%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 27%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.097 358)
LABlab(50.05% 31.82 -0.92)
LCHlch(50.05% 31.83 358.35)

What #A8617A 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 #A8617A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 5.13Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 7.86Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 9.35Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 10.26Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.36Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 11.62

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

#A8617A Channel Values

How #A8617A 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 168 · G 97 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 29% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 42% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 27% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8617A 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 text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A8617A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A8617A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8617A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A8617A
Complementary
#61A88F
Analogous
#A8619D
Analogous
#A86C61
Triadic
#7AA861
Triadic
#617AA8
Split comp.
#61A86C
Split comp.
#619DA8

Tints & Shades of #A8617A

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

#B5788D
#C08C9E
#CCA3B1
#D7B7C2
#E4CED5
#EFE1E6

Shades

#945169
#7D4558
#663848
#522D3A
#3B212A
#24141A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A8617A.

How #A8617A 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#A8617A
Protanopia#71717A
Protanomaly#8B6B7A
Deuteranopia#7E7E78
Deuteranomaly#917479
Tritanopia#A66565
Tritanomaly#A7636E
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #A8617A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8617a: #A8617A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8617A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8617a': '#A8617A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.380, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_a8617a">#A8617A</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8617A"

More Pink Colors

#A8617A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A8617A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8617A?

#A8617A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(168, 97, 122) in RGB and hsl(339, 29%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #A8617A?

#A8617A is rgb(168, 97, 122) — red 168, green 97, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8617A?

#A8617A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 27%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8617A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8617A scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8617A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8617A 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 17.52, which is visibly different.

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