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#A97992 Color

#A97992 is rgb(169, 121, 146) in RGB, hsl(329, 22%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 14%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A97992
HEX#A97992
RGBrgb(169, 121, 146)
HSLhsl(329, 22%, 57%)
HSVhsv(329, 28%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 14%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.069 346.7)
LABlab(56.36% 22.22 -5.76)
LCHlch(56.36% 22.95 345.47)

What #A97992 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 #A97992, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.48Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 7.07Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 7.55Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 11.22Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 12.12Puce#CC8899ΔE 12.76

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

#A97992 Channel Values

How #A97992 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 121 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 22% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 28% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 14% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A97992 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 text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A97992 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A97992

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A97992; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A97992
Complementary
#79A991
Analogous
#A979A9
Analogous
#A9797A
Triadic
#92A979
Triadic
#7992A9
Split comp.
#7AA979
Split comp.
#79A9A9

Tints & Shades of #A97992

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

#B58CA1
#C19FB1
#CDB1C0
#D7C1CC
#E3D3DC
#EFE6EB

Shades

#98617E
#83546C
#6A4457
#543645
#3B2631
#25181F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A97992.

How #A97992 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#A97992
Protanopia#838392
Protanomaly#947F92
Deuteranopia#8B8B91
Deuteranomaly#988491
Tritanopia#A77D7D
Tritanomaly#A87B86
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A97992 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a97992: #A97992;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A97992;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a97992': '#A97992' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.475, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_a97992">#A97992</color>
SVG fillfill="#A97992"

More Pink Colors

#A97992 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A97992 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A97992?

#A97992 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(169, 121, 146) in RGB and hsl(329, 22%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #A97992?

#A97992 is rgb(169, 121, 146) — red 169, green 121, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A97992?

#A97992 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 14%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A97992 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A97992 scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A97992 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A97992 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.45, which is visibly different.

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