#A87599

A medium, muted magenta closely aligning with Rosybrown.

About #A87599

The hex code #A87599 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rosybrown. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 117 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 30% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 317.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A87599
RGB168, 117, 153
HSL317.6°, 22.7%, 55.9%
CMYK0%, 30%, 9%, 34%
HSV317.6°, 30.4%, 65.9%
LAB55.4, 25.8, -11.4
XYZ28.3, 23.3, 33.2
Decimal11040153

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.70:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.67:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A87599; }
.text-color { color: #A87599; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A87599; }

Similar Colors

Rosybrown
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