Information about #A23879 color

#A23879 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A23879 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 56, 121) — 63.5% red, 22% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 16 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated romantic rose, #A23879 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hollywood Park (#A73581) and Fuchsia Red (#AB3475).

The recipe behind #A23879 is rgb(162, 56, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A23879 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. No one has named #A23879 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A23879 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A23879 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A23879 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A23879 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A23879 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A23879 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#7AA338
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#387AA3
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#A36138
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A23879

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Maximum Red Purple color link
Maximum Red Purple

#A63A79

Hollywood Park color link
Hollywood Park

#A73581

Fuchsia Red color link
Fuchsia Red

#AB3475

Magenta Haze color link
Magenta Haze

#9F4576

Mystic Maroon color link
Mystic Maroon

#AD4379

Moderate Rose color link
Moderate Rose

#A84A79

Medium Ruby color link
Medium Ruby

#AA4069

Amaranth Deep Purple color link
Amaranth Deep Purple

#9F2B68

Bedazzle color link
Bedazzle

#9C4367

Party Dress color link
Party Dress

#AE4870

Moderate Raspberry color link
Moderate Raspberry

#A84A6D

Moderate Cerise color link
Moderate Cerise

#A84A85

#A23879 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A23879
  • RGB162, 56, 121
  • CMYK0, 42, 16, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 56, 121)
  • HSL323°, 49%, 43%
  • HSL Precise323.208°, 48.624%, 42.745%
  • HSV323°, 65%, 64%
  • HSB323°, 65%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.220, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.220, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.220, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA23879
  • DECIMAL ID10631289
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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