Close to Dark Magenta
#A00A8B
#A00A8B is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 3.9% green, and 54.5% blue. Its hue is 308°, with 88% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A00A8B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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7.21:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.91:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.21:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.91:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A00A8B as they’d see it.
#A00A8B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A00A8B
What color is #A00A8B?
#A00A8B is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 3.9% green, and 54.5% blue. Its hue is 308°, with 88% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A00A8B in RGB?
#A00A8B is rgb(160, 10, 139): 160 red, 10 green, and 139 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A00A8B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 94, 13, 37). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A00A8B?
PANTONE 253 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A00A8B?
Its complement #086612 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.