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#D85A7E Color

#D85A7E is rgb(216, 90, 126) in RGB, hsl(343, 62%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 42%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush (#DE5D83), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D85A7E
HEX#D85A7E
RGBrgb(216, 90, 126)
HSLhsl(343, 62%, 60%)
HSVhsv(343, 58%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 42%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.161 5)
LABlab(55.96% 52.72 6.30)
LCHlch(55.96% 53.10 6.81)

What #D85A7E 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 #D85A7E, 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.

#D85A7E Channel Values

How #D85A7E 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 90 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 62% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 58% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 42% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.69:1 vs white · 5.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D85A7E 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 text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D85A7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D85A7E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D85A7E

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.

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Shades

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How #D85A7E 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#D85A7E
Protanopia#7C7C7D
Protanomaly#A9707E
Deuteranopia#949479
Deuteranomaly#B3817B
Tritanopia#D65F5F
Tritanomaly#D75D6D
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #D85A7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d85a7e: #D85A7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D85A7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d85a7e': '#D85A7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.353, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_d85a7e">#D85A7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#D85A7E"

More Pink Colors

#D85A7E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D85A7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D85A7E?

#D85A7E is a light pink — rgb(216, 90, 126) in RGB and hsl(343, 62%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush (#DE5D83), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.98.

What is the RGB value of #D85A7E?

#D85A7E is rgb(216, 90, 126) — red 216, green 90, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D85A7E?

#D85A7E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 42%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D85A7E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D85A7E scores 3.69:1 against white and 5.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D85A7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D85A7E 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 10.2, which is visibly different.

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