Information about #A78CA0 color

#A78CA0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A78CA0 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(167, 140, 160) — 65.5% red, 54.9% green, 62.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 3 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned romantic rose, #A78CA0 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Ooh La (#A088A6). Slightly further away sit Vita Strada (#A1949D) and Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8).

The recipe behind #A78CA0 is rgb(167, 140, 160), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A78CA0: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A78CA0 color variations

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

#A78CA0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A78CA0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A78CA0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A78CA0 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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#A78CA0 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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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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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 #A78CA0

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

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

#A78CA0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A78CA0
  • RGB167, 140, 160
  • CMYK0, 11, 3, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 140, 160)
  • HSL316°, 13%, 60%
  • HSL Precise315.556°, 13.3%, 60.196%
  • HSV316°, 16%, 65%
  • HSB316°, 16%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.549, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.549, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.549, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA78CA0
  • DECIMAL ID10980512
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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