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#A96A8A Color

#A96A8A is rgb(169, 106, 138) in RGB, hsl(330, 27%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 18%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A96A8A
HEX#A96A8A
RGBrgb(169, 106, 138)
HSLhsl(330, 27%, 54%)
HSVhsv(330, 37%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 18%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.09 348.3)
LABlab(52.62% 29.25 -6.60)
LCHlch(52.62% 29.99 347.29)

What #A96A8A 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 #A96A8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.11Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 10.03Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.53Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.59Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11English Lavender#B48395ΔE 11.8

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

#A96A8A Channel Values

How #A96A8A 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 106 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 27% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 37% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 18% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A96A8A 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A96A8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A96A8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A96A8A
Complementary
#6AA98A
Analogous
#A96AA9
Analogous
#A96A6A
Triadic
#8AA96A
Triadic
#6A8AA9
Split comp.
#6AA96A
Split comp.
#6AA9A9

Tints & Shades of #A96A8A

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

#B57D99
#C294AB
#CDA8BA
#D8BBC9
#E3CED9
#F0E5EB

Shades

#985778
#824A66
#6B3D54
#512F40
#3A222E
#24141C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A96A8A.

How #A96A8A 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#A96A8A
Protanopia#78788A
Protanomaly#8E738A
Deuteranopia#838388
Deuteranomaly#947A89
Tritanopia#A66F6F
Tritanomaly#A76D7B
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #A96A8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a96a8a: #A96A8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A96A8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a96a8a': '#A96A8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.416, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_a96a8a">#A96A8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#A96A8A"

More Pink Colors

#A96A8A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A96A8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A96A8A?

#A96A8A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(169, 106, 138) in RGB and hsl(330, 27%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.11.

What is the RGB value of #A96A8A?

#A96A8A is rgb(169, 106, 138) — red 169, green 106, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A96A8A?

#A96A8A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 18%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A96A8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A96A8A scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A96A8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A96A8A 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 19.76, which is visibly different.

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