What color is #A85D8A?

#A85D8A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A85D8A?

The RGB value is 168, 93, 138: 168 red, 93 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A85D8A?

The complementary color is #5DA87B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A85D8A color

#A85D8A rgb(168, 93, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A85D8A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 36.5% green and 54.1% blue (168, 93, 138).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#A85D8A color codes

HEX	`#A85D8A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 93, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 36.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, 36.6, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 38.37, 342.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.651, 17.99, 26.214)`
Decimal	`11033994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A85D8A, 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 #A85D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A85D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #A85D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85d8a; }
.text { color: #a85d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 93 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85d8a, #a85d64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A85D8A?: #A85D8A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A85D8A?: The RGB value is 168, 93, 138: 168 red, 93 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A85D8A?: The complementary color is #5DA87B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.