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#A97585 Color

#A97585 is rgb(169, 117, 133) in RGB, hsl(342, 23%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A97585
HEX#A97585
RGBrgb(169, 117, 133)
HSLhsl(342, 23%, 56%)
HSVhsv(342, 31%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.069 359.2)
LABlab(55.07% 22.79 -0.11)
LCHlch(55.07% 22.79 359.73)

What #A97585 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 #A97585, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.49Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 6.86Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 8.91Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 9.49Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 9.62Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 10.62

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

#A97585 Channel Values

How #A97585 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 169 · G 117 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 23% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 31% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 21% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A97585 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A97585 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A97585

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A97585; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A97585
Complementary
#75A999
Analogous
#A9759E
Analogous
#A97F75
Triadic
#84A975
Triadic
#7584A9
Split comp.
#75A97F
Split comp.
#759EA9

Tints & Shades of #A97585

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

#B48895
#C09BA6
#CCADB7
#D8C0C7
#E4D3D8
#EFE6E9

Shades

#9A6071
#81515F
#6B434F
#52333C
#3C252C
#231619

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A97585.

How #A97585 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#A97585
Protanopia#808085
Protanomaly#927C85
Deuteranopia#898983
Deuteranomaly#978184
Tritanopia#A87777
Tritanomaly#A8767D
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #A97585 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a97585: #A97585;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A97585;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a97585': '#A97585' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.459, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_a97585">#A97585</color>
SVG fillfill="#A97585"

More Pink Colors

#A97585 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A97585 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A97585?

#A97585 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(169, 117, 133) in RGB and hsl(342, 23%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #A97585?

#A97585 is rgb(169, 117, 133) — red 169, green 117, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A97585?

#A97585 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A97585 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A97585 scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A97585 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A97585 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.38, which is visibly different.

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