What color is #A85778?

#A85778 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A85778?

The RGB value is 168, 87, 120: 168 red, 87 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A85778?

The complementary color is #57A887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85778?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A85778 color

#A85778 rgb(168, 87, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A85778 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 34.1% green and 47.1% blue (168, 87, 120).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 32% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 29% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Our Little Secret (#A84B7A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#A85778 color codes

HEX	`#A85778`
RGB	`rgb(168, 87, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 34.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 32%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 48%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, 37.11, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 37.27, 354.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.948, 16.499, 19.742)`
Decimal	`11032440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A85778, 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 #A85778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A85778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #A85778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85778; }
.text { color: #a85778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 87 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85778, #a85e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A85778?: #A85778 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A85778?: The RGB value is 168, 87, 120: 168 red, 87 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A85778?: The complementary color is #57A887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85778?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.