#a12855

Color #a12855

A moderately saturated dark pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 24.24 Nearest Tailwind class pink-800 #a3004c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a12855

RGB

rgb(161, 40, 85)

HSL

hsl(337.7, 60.2%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(337.7, 75.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 47.2%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(37.4, 52.1, 3.12)

LCH

lch(37.4, 52.19, 3.43)

OKLCH

oklch(48.1%, 0.1598, 3.08)

HWB

hwb(337.7, 15.7%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#28a174

Analogous

#a12891

#a12855

#a13828

Triadic

#a12855

#55a128

#2855a1

Split-complementary

#a12855

#28a138

#2891a1

Tetradic

#a12855

#a17428

#28a174

#2855a1

Square

#a12855

#91a128

#28a174

#3828a1

Shades

Color #a12855 mixed toward black.

#862147

#6b1b39

#50142a

#360d1c

#1b070e

Tints

Color #a12855 mixed toward white.

#ca326b

#d65a88

#e083a6

#eaacc4

#f5d6e1

Tones

Color #a12855 mixed toward gray.

#973258

#8d3c5a

#83465d

#79505f

#6f5a62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7e4d · ΔE 46.1

Deuteranopia

#848a4b · ΔE 52.3

Tritanopia

#9e4644 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 25.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a12855;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a12855]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#a12855 (#a12855) is rgb(161, 40, 85) in RGB.

No, #a12855 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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