All About Color #A42879

#A42879

About #A42879

#A42879 is a medium pink color with the hex code #A42879. In RGB it is red 164, green 40, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 321°, saturation 61%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 76%, 26%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 6.65:1 on white and 3.16:1 on black.

#A42879 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA4, 28, 79
CMYK0.00%, 75.61%, 26.22%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal164, 40, 121
HSL321°, 61%, 40%
RGB Octal244, 50, 171
HSV (HSB)320.81°, 75.61%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10100100, 101000, 1111001
CIE-L*AB39.23, 56.95, -16.83
RGB Percent64.31%, 15.69%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH39.23, 59.39, 343.54
XYZ19.52, 10.79, 19.14
CIE-L*UV39.23, 65.84, -31.44
xyY0.39, 0.22, 10.79
Hunter-Lab32.85, 48.58, -11.56
RYB64.31%, 15.69%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A42879 on a dark background: contrast 3.16:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#A42879 on a light background: contrast 6.65:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A42879, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A42879 · #D553A7 · #5A1642 · #28A453 · #53D580

Analogous palette

#5328A4 · #9228A4 · #A42879 · #A4283A · #A45328

Triadic palette

#A42879 · #79A428 · #2879A4 · #D553A7 · #A7D553

Tetradic palette

#A42879 · #A49228 · #28A453 · #283AA4 · #5A1642

Monochromatic palette

#290A1E · #67194B · #A42879 · #D246A1 · #E184C0

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