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#A85D7D Color

#A85D7D is rgb(168, 93, 125) in RGB, hsl(334, 30%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 26%, 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 8.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A85D7D
HEX#A85D7D
RGBrgb(168, 93, 125)
HSLhsl(334, 30%, 51%)
HSVhsv(334, 45%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 26%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.105 353.9)
LABlab(49.26% 34.22 -3.86)
LCHlch(49.26% 34.43 353.57)

What #A85D7D 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 #A85D7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.48Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 8.87Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 10.04Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 11.26Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 11.79Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 12.72

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

#A85D7D Channel Values

How #A85D7D 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 93 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 30% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 45% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 26% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A85D7D 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A85D7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A85D7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A85D7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A85D7D
Complementary
#5DA887
Analogous
#A85DA3
Analogous
#A8625D
Triadic
#7DA85D
Triadic
#5D7DA8
Split comp.
#5DA862
Split comp.
#5DA3A8

Tints & Shades of #A85D7D

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

#B47490
#BF88A0
#CB9FB2
#D8B6C5
#E4CDD7
#EFE1E7

Shades

#924F6C
#7E445D
#67374C
#502B3B
#381E2A
#24141B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A85D7D.

How #A85D7D 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#A85D7D
Protanopia#6F6F7D
Protanomaly#89687D
Deuteranopia#7C7C7B
Deuteranomaly#90717C
Tritanopia#A66262
Tritanomaly#A7606E
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A85D7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a85d7d: #A85D7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A85D7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a85d7d': '#A85D7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.365, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_a85d7d">#A85D7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#A85D7D"

More Pink Colors

#A85D7D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A85D7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A85D7D?

#A85D7D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(168, 93, 125) in RGB and hsl(334, 30%, 51%) 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 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #A85D7D?

#A85D7D is rgb(168, 93, 125) — red 168, green 93, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A85D7D?

#A85D7D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 26%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A85D7D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A85D7D scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A85D7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A85D7D 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 16.93, which is visibly different.

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