Palettes / Colors / #A44690

#A44690 — Muted Pink

#A44690 is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #A44690 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A44690 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #46A45B; it also sits naturally between #8A46A4 and #A44661. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 27% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 12% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A44690

.text { color: #A44690; }
.background { background-color: #A44690; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A44690; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 70, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 40%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A44690; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 70, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A44690; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 70, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A44690">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A44690">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #46A45B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A44690: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A44690

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A44690 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A44690 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4468F  ·  #A44691 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A44690?

#A44690 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 164, 70, 144). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A44690?

#A44690 is RGB 164, 70, 144 — HSL 313°, 40%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 57%, 12%, 36%.

What colors go with #A44690?

Its complement is #46A45B; analogous partners are #8A46A4 and #A44661. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A44690 for text?

White text on #A44690 has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.86:1.