What color is #A85568?

#A85568 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Extravagant Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A85568?

The RGB value is 168, 85, 104: 168 red, 85 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A85568?

The complementary color is #55A895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A85568 color

#A85568 rgb(168, 85, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #A85568 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 33.3% green and 40.8% blue (168, 85, 104).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 38% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Extravagant Blush (#B55067), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#A85568 color codes

HEX	`#A85568`
RGB	`rgb(168, 85, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 33.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 49%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 38%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.74, 36.07, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.74, 36.41, 7.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.897, 15.823, 14.995)`
Decimal	`11031912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A85568, 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 #A85568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A85568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #A85568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85568; }
.text { color: #a85568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 85 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85568, #a86c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A85568?: #A85568 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Extravagant Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A85568?: The RGB value is 168, 85, 104: 168 red, 85 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A85568?: The complementary color is #55A895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.