What color is #A85D67?

#A85D67 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A85D67?

The RGB value is 168, 93, 103: 168 red, 93 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A85D67?

The complementary color is #5DA89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85D67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A85D67 color

#A85D67 rgb(168, 93, 103)

Shades of red

The hex color #A85D67 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 36.5% green and 40.4% blue (168, 93, 103).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 39% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#A85D67 color codes

HEX	`#A85D67`
RGB	`rgb(168, 93, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 36.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 39%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, 31.65, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 32.62, 14.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.512, 17.135, 14.951)`
Decimal	`11033959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A85D67, 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 #A85D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A85D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #A85D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85d67; }
.text { color: #a85d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 93 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85d67, #a8785d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A85D67?: #A85D67 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A85D67?: The RGB value is 168, 93, 103: 168 red, 93 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A85D67?: The complementary color is #5DA89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85D67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.