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#D85585 Color

#D85585 is rgb(216, 85, 133) in RGB, hsl(338, 63%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 38%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic (#D65282), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D85585
HEX#D85585
RGBrgb(216, 85, 133)
HSLhsl(338, 63%, 59%)
HSVhsv(338, 61%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 38%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.17 0.4)
LABlab(55.29% 55.38 1.22)
LCHlch(55.29% 55.40 1.26)

What #D85585 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 #D85585, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#D85585 Channel Values

How #D85585 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 216 · G 85 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 63% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 61% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 38% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.78:1 vs white · 5.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D85585 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 text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D85585

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D85585; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #D85585

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D85585.

How #D85585 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#D85585
Protanopia#797984
Protanomaly#A86D85
Deuteranopia#929281
Deuteranomaly#B27E82
Tritanopia#D55D5D
Tritanomaly#D65A6F
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D85585 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d85585: #D85585;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D85585;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d85585': '#D85585' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.333, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_d85585">#D85585</color>
SVG fillfill="#D85585"

More Pink Colors

#D85585 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D85585 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D85585?

#D85585 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(216, 85, 133) in RGB and hsl(338, 63%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic (#D65282), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.06.

What is the RGB value of #D85585?

#D85585 is rgb(216, 85, 133) — red 216, green 85, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D85585?

#D85585 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 38%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D85585 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D85585 scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D85585 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D85585 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 11.46, which is visibly different.

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