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#A98495 Color

#A98495 is rgb(169, 132, 149) in RGB, hsl(332, 18%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 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 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A98495
HEX#A98495
RGBrgb(169, 132, 149)
HSLhsl(332, 18%, 59%)
HSVhsv(332, 22%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.051 349.3)
LABlab(59.15% 16.70 -3.41)
LCHlch(59.15% 17.05 348.46)

What #A98495 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 #A98495, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.11Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 5.25Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.95Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.89Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.62Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 11.39

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

#A98495 Channel Values

How #A98495 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 132 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 18% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 22% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 12% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A98495 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A98495 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A98495

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A98495; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A98495
Complementary
#84A998
Analogous
#A984A8
Analogous
#A98584
Triadic
#95A984
Triadic
#8495A9
Split comp.
#84A985
Split comp.
#84A8A9

Tints & Shades of #A98495

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

#B696A5
#C0A5B2
#CDB7C1
#D7C6CE
#E4D8DD
#EEE7EA

Shades

#996C81
#815A6C
#694958
#543B47
#3C2A32
#24191E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A98495.

How #A98495 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#A98495
Protanopia#8B8B95
Protanomaly#988895
Deuteranopia#929294
Deuteranomaly#9B8C94
Tritanopia#A78686
Tritanomaly#A8858C
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A98495 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a98495: #A98495;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A98495;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a98495': '#A98495' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.518, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_a98495">#A98495</color>
SVG fillfill="#A98495"

More Pink Colors

#A98495 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A98495 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A98495?

#A98495 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(169, 132, 149) in RGB and hsl(332, 18%, 59%) 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 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #A98495?

#A98495 is rgb(169, 132, 149) — red 169, green 132, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A98495?

#A98495 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A98495 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A98495 scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A98495 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A98495 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 11.39, which is visibly different.

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