#a42e61

Color #a42e61

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 22.57 Nearest Tailwind class pink-800 #a3004c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a42e61

RGB

rgb(164, 46, 97)

HSL

hsl(334.1, 56.2%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.1, 72%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72%, 40.9%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(39.09, 52.02, -1.97)

LCH

lch(39.09, 52.06, 357.83)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.1596, 358.38)

HWB

hwb(334.1, 18%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2ea471

Analogous

#a42e9c

#a42e61

#a4362e

Triadic

#a42e61

#61a42e

#2e61a4

Split-complementary

#a42e61

#2ea436

#2e9ca4

Tetradic

#a42e61

#a4712e

#2ea471

#2e61a4

Square

#a42e61

#9ca42e

#2ea471

#362ea4

Shades

Color #a42e61 mixed toward black.

#892651

#6d1f41

#521730

#370f20

#1b0810

Tints

Color #a42e61 mixed toward white.

#c83c78

#d36393

#de8aae

#e9b1c9

#f4d8e4

Tones

Color #a42e61 mixed toward gray.

#9a3862

#904264

#874c65

#7d5566

#735f68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828158 · ΔE 45.1

Deuteranopia

#878d55 · ΔE 52.1

Tritanopia

#a1504e · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a42e61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a42e61]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#a42e61 (#a42e61) is rgb(164, 46, 97) in RGB.

No, #a42e61 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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