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#85516E Color

#85516E is rgb(133, 81, 110) in RGB, hsl(327, 24%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 17%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85516E
HEX#85516E
RGBrgb(133, 81, 110)
HSLhsl(327, 24%, 42%)
HSVhsv(327, 39%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 17%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.08 345.8)
LABlab(41.32% 25.56 -7.11)
LCHlch(41.32% 26.53 344.45)

What #85516E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #85516E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 6.01Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 7.33Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 7.49Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 9.86Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.14Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 11.61

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#85516E Channel Values

How #85516E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 81 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 24% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 39% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 17% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.18:1 vs white · 3.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85516E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85516E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85516E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85516E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85516E
Complementary
#518569
Analogous
#825185
Analogous
#855154
Triadic
#6E8551
Triadic
#516E85
Split comp.
#548551
Split comp.
#518582

Tints & Shades of #85516E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E6183
#AE7A96
#BD93AA
#CDADBE
#DCC6D2
#ECDFE6

Shades

#754861
#623C51
#523244
#3F2734
#2F1D27
#1C1118

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85516E.

How #85516E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#85516E
Protanopia#5D5D6E
Protanomaly#6F586E
Deuteranopia#66666D
Deuteranomaly#745E6D
Tritanopia#835555
Tritanomaly#845460
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85516E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-85516e: #85516E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85516E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85516e': '#85516E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.318, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_85516e">#85516E</color>
SVG fillfill="#85516E"

More Pink Colors

#85516E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#85516E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85516E?

#85516E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(133, 81, 110) in RGB and hsl(327, 24%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #85516E?

#85516E is rgb(133, 81, 110) — red 133, green 81, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85516E?

#85516E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 17%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85516E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85516E scores 6.18:1 against white and 3.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85516E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85516E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 26.71, which is a different colour altogether.

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