China Rose (#A8516E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.16:1 — vs black: 4.07:1

Color values

  • HEX #A8516E
  • RGB rgb(168, 81, 110)
  • HSL hsl(340, 51%, 65%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 51.79, 34.52, 34.12 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8516E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

China Rose
#A8516E Base
#51A88B
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

China Rose
#A8516E Base
#A85199
#A85F51
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

China Rose
#A8516E Base
#6EA851
#516EA8
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

China Rose
#A8516E Base
#51A85F
#5199A8
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

China Rose
#A8516E Base
#99A851
#51A88B
#5F51A8
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

China Rose
#A8516E Base
#411F2A
#74384C
#8C445C
#B76A84
#C38398
#DCB6C3
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of China Rose, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#11080B
#2F171F
#4E2533
#6C3446
#8A425A
China Rose #A8516E Base
#B96F88
#C98EA2
#D8AEBC
#E7CED6
#F7EEF1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A8516E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A8516E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A8516E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A8516E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A8516E,
        #7BD5B7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A8516E,
        #7BD5B7
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$china-rose: #A8516E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$china-rose-r: 168;
$china-rose-g: 81;
$china-rose-b: 110;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $china-rose;
    color: rgba($china-rose-r, $china-rose-g, $china-rose-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How China Rose appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #A8516E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #73736C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #60606E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #A65555 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6D6D6D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to China Rose ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

China Rose #A8516E Base
Raspberry Rose #B3446C ΔE 3.38
Medium Ruby #AA4069 ΔE 4.05
Deep Puce #A95C68 ΔE 5.47
Fuchsia Rose #C74375 ΔE 6.16

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.