#FF85A3 Color

#FF85A3 is rgb(255, 133, 163) in RGB, hsl(345, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 36%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF85A3

HEX#FF85A3

RGBrgb(255, 133, 163)

HSLhsl(345, 100%, 76%)

HSVhsv(345, 48%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 36%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(76% 0.15 5.7)

LABlab(70.37% 49.47 6.45)

LCHlch(70.37% 49.89 7.43)

What #FF85A3 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 #FF85A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 4.83 Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 5.59 Baker-miller Pink#FF91AFΔE 6.1 Salmon Pink#FF91A4ΔE 6.71 Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 7.39 Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 9

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#FF85A3 Channel Values

How #FF85A3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 133 · B 163	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 345° · S 100% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 345° · S 48% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 48% · Y 36% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.3:1 vs white · 9.14:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF85A3 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FF85A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF85A3; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #FF85A3

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 #FF85A3 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#FF85A3

Protanopia#A3A3A2

Protanomaly#CE98A3

Deuteranopia#B9B99F

Deuteranomaly#D9A7A0

Tritanopia#FD8989

Tritanomaly#FE8894

Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #FF85A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff85a3: #FF85A3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF85A3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff85a3': '#FF85A3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.522, blue: 0.639)

Android XML<color name="color_ff85a3">#FF85A3</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF85A3"

More Red Colors

#FF85A3 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ff878d ff8599 ff8a8a ff8585 ff8e7a ff7a8e ff8f8f ff7961 ff91a4 ff7070 ff9999 ff6f61 ffd1d1 330000 5c0000 7c1c05 991700 af593e c41e3a d7837f e60000 f26e89 fc6c85 ff3366

#FF85A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF85A3?

#FF85A3 is a light red — rgb(255, 133, 163) in RGB and hsl(345, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tickle Me Pink (#FC89AC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.83.

What is the RGB value of #FF85A3?

#FF85A3 is rgb(255, 133, 163) — red 255, green 133, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF85A3?

#FF85A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 36%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF85A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF85A3 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF85A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF85A3 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 11.56, which is visibly different.

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