What color is #85485A?

#85485A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85485A?

The RGB value is 133, 72, 90: 133 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85485A?

The complementary color is #488573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85485A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85485A color

#85485A rgb(133, 72, 90)

Shades of pink

The hex color #85485A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 28.2% green and 35.3% blue (133, 72, 90).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#85485A color codes

HEX	`#85485A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 72, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 28.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 46%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.48, 28.19, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.48, 28.2, 1.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.836, 10.361, 10.942)`
Decimal	`8734810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85485A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #85485A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85485A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #85485A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85485a; }
.text { color: #85485a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85485a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 72 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85485a, #855448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #85485A?: #85485A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85485A?: The RGB value is 133, 72, 90: 133 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85485A?: The complementary color is #488573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85485A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.