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#A85773 Color

#A85773 is rgb(168, 87, 115) in RGB, hsl(339, 32%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 32%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A85773
HEX#A85773
RGBrgb(168, 87, 115)
HSLhsl(339, 32%, 50%)
HSVhsv(339, 48%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 32%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.11 359.3)
LABlab(47.73% 36.27 -0.08)
LCHlch(47.73% 36.27 359.88)

What #A85773 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 #A85773, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.17Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 10.78Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.29Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 11.33Medium Ruby#AA4069ΔE 11.51Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 11.52

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

#A85773 Channel Values

How #A85773 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 168 · G 87 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 32% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 48% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 32% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A85773 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 text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A85773 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A85773

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A85773; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A85773
Complementary
#57A88C
Analogous
#A8579C
Analogous
#A86357
Triadic
#73A857
Triadic
#5773A8
Split comp.
#57A863
Split comp.
#579CA8

Tints & Shades of #A85773

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

#B46E87
#C1869A
#CD9DAE
#D7B2BF
#E3C9D2
#EFE1E6

Shades

#914B63
#7D4055
#653445
#512A37
#391D27
#251319

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A85773.

How #A85773 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#A85773
Protanopia#6B6B73
Protanomaly#876373
Deuteranopia#7A7A70
Deuteranomaly#8F6D71
Tritanopia#A65B5B
Tritanomaly#A75A66
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A85773 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a85773: #A85773;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A85773;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a85773': '#A85773' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.341, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_a85773">#A85773</color>
SVG fillfill="#A85773"

More Pink Colors

#A85773 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A85773 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A85773?

#A85773 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(168, 87, 115) in RGB and hsl(339, 32%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #A85773?

#A85773 is rgb(168, 87, 115) — red 168, green 87, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A85773?

#A85773 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 32%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A85773 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A85773 scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A85773 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A85773 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 16.08, which is visibly different.

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