#a23b59

Color #a23b59

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 20.64 Nearest Tailwind class pink-800 #a3004c · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a23b59

RGB

rgb(162, 59, 89)

HSL

hsl(342.5, 46.6%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.5, 63.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 45.1%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(40.46, 45.18, 5.02)

LCH

lch(40.46, 45.46, 6.34)

OKLCH

oklch(50.5%, 0.1384, 5.56)

HWB

hwb(342.5, 23.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3ba284

Analogous

#a23b8c

#a23b59

#a2503b

Triadic

#a23b59

#59a23b

#3b59a2

Split-complementary

#a23b59

#3ba250

#3b8ca2

Tetradic

#a23b59

#a2843b

#3ba284

#3b59a2

Square

#a23b59

#8ca23b

#3ba284

#503ba2

Shades

Color #a23b59 mixed toward black.

#87314a

#6c273b

#511d2c

#36141e

#1b0a0f

Tints

Color #a23b59 mixed toward white.

#bf4e6f

#cc728c

#d895a9

#e5b8c5

#f2dce2

Tones

Color #a23b59 mixed toward gray.

#99445d

#914c60

#885564

#805d67

#77666b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828153 · ΔE 42.3

Deuteranopia

#878d51 · ΔE 48.4

Tritanopia

#9f4e4c · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a23b59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a23b59]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a23b59 (#a23b59) is rgb(162, 59, 89) in RGB.

No, #a23b59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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