What color is #A85D7B?

#A85D7B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A85D7B?

The RGB value is 168, 93, 123: 168 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A85D7B?

The complementary color is #5DA88A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85D7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A85D7B color

#A85D7B rgb(168, 93, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A85D7B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 36.5% green and 48.2% blue (168, 93, 123).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#A85D7B color codes

HEX	`#A85D7B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 93, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 36.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, 34.31, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 34.47, 354.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.639, 17.585, 20.884)`
Decimal	`11033979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A85D7B, 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 #A85D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A85D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #A85D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85d7b; }
.text { color: #a85d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 93 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85d7b, #a8645d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A85D7B?: #A85D7B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A85D7B?: The RGB value is 168, 93, 123: 168 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A85D7B?: The complementary color is #5DA88A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85D7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.