Skip to content

#A9516E Color

#A9516E is rgb(169, 81, 110) in RGB, hsl(340, 35%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 35%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Ruby (#AA4069), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9516E
HEX#A9516E
RGBrgb(169, 81, 110)
HSLhsl(340, 35%, 49%)
HSVhsv(340, 52%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 35%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.119 0.9)
LABlab(46.54% 39.16 1.25)
LCHlch(46.54% 39.18 1.83)

What #A9516E 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 #A9516E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 8.49Irresistible#B3446CΔE 9.37Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 9.4Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 10.87Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 11.91Mystic Maroon#AD4379ΔE 12.74

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

#A9516E Channel Values

How #A9516E 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 169 · G 81 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 35% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 52% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 35% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9516E 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A9516E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A9516E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9516E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9516E
Complementary
#51A98C
Analogous
#A9519A
Analogous
#A96051
Triadic
#6EA951
Triadic
#516EA9
Split comp.
#51A960
Split comp.
#519AA9

Tints & Shades of #A9516E

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

#B66882
#C28096
#CD98AA
#D9B0BE
#E4C8D1
#F0E0E5

Shades

#944761
#7C3C51
#673244
#4F2634
#3B1C26
#221117

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9516E.

How #A9516E 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#A9516E
Protanopia#67676E
Protanomaly#865F6E
Deuteranopia#78786B
Deuteranomaly#8E6A6C
Tritanopia#A75555
Tritanomaly#A85460
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A9516E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a9516e: #A9516E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9516E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9516e': '#A9516E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.318, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_a9516e">#A9516E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9516E"

More Pink Colors

#A9516E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A9516E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9516E?

#A9516E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(169, 81, 110) in RGB and hsl(340, 35%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Ruby (#AA4069), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #A9516E?

#A9516E is rgb(169, 81, 110) — red 169, green 81, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9516E?

#A9516E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 35%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9516E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A9516E scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9516E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9516E 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 15.66, which is visibly different.

Open #A9516E in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.