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#85576E Color

#85576E is rgb(133, 87, 110) in RGB, hsl(330, 21%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 17%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85576E
HEX#85576E
RGBrgb(133, 87, 110)
HSLhsl(330, 21%, 43%)
HSVhsv(330, 35%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 17%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.069 348.4)
LABlab(42.76% 22.23 -4.99)
LCHlch(42.76% 22.78 347.35)

What #85576E 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 #85576E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 6.81Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.45Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 9.78Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 10.66Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.26Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.68

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

#85576E Channel Values

How #85576E 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 87 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 21% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 35% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 17% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.86:1 vs white · 3.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85576E 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 text5.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85576E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85576E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85576E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85576E
Complementary
#57856E
Analogous
#855785
Analogous
#855757
Triadic
#6E8557
Triadic
#576E85
Split comp.
#578557
Split comp.
#578585

Tints & Shades of #85576E

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

#9C6882
#AC8096
#BD99AB
#CBAFBD
#DBC7D1
#EBE0E6

Shades

#724B5E
#634052
#503442
#412A36
#2E1E26
#1F141A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85576E.

How #85576E 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#85576E
Protanopia#61616E
Protanomaly#715D6E
Deuteranopia#69696D
Deuteranomaly#75626D
Tritanopia#835A5A
Tritanomaly#845963
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85576E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85576e: #85576E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85576E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85576e': '#85576E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.341, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_85576e">#85576E</color>
SVG fillfill="#85576E"

More Pink Colors

#85576E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#85576E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85576E?

#85576E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(133, 87, 110) in RGB and hsl(330, 21%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #85576E?

#85576E is rgb(133, 87, 110) — red 133, green 87, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85576E?

#85576E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 17%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85576E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85576E scores 5.86:1 against white and 3.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85576E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85576E 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 22.84, which is visibly different.

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