Skip to content

#A95B60 Color

#A95B60 is rgb(169, 91, 96) in RGB, hsl(356, 31%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 43%, 34%) 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 5.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A95B60
HEX#A95B60
RGBrgb(169, 91, 96)
HSLhsl(356, 31%, 51%)
HSVhsv(356, 46%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 43%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.102 16.8)
LABlab(48.31% 32.92 12.16)
LCHlch(48.31% 35.09 20.27)

What #A95B60 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 #A95B60, 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.

#A95B60 Channel Values

How #A95B60 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 91 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 31% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 46% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 43% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A95B60 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 text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A95B60 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A95B60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A95B60; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #A95B60

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A95B60.

How #A95B60 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#A95B60
Protanopia#6E6E5F
Protanomaly#896760
Deuteranopia#7C7C5D
Deuteranomaly#90705E
Tritanopia#A95C5C
Tritanomaly#A95B5D
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A95B60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a95b60: #A95B60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A95B60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a95b60': '#A95B60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.357, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_a95b60">#A95B60</color>
SVG fillfill="#A95B60"

More Red Colors

#A95B60 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A95B60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A95B60?

#A95B60 is a mid-tone red — rgb(169, 91, 96) in RGB and hsl(356, 31%, 51%) 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #A95B60?

#A95B60 is rgb(169, 91, 96) — red 169, green 91, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A95B60?

#A95B60 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 43%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A95B60 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A95B60 scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A95B60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A95B60 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 17.81, which is visibly different.

Open #A95B60 in a Tool

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