What color is #A85F8B?

#A85F8B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A85F8B?

The RGB value is 168, 95, 139: 168 red, 95 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A85F8B?

The complementary color is #5FA87C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A85F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A85F8B color

#A85F8B rgb(168, 95, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A85F8B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 37.3% green and 54.5% blue (168, 95, 139).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#A85F8B color codes

HEX	`#A85F8B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 95, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 37.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, 35.68, -11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 37.46, 342.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.901, 18.375, 26.656)`
Decimal	`11034507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A85F8B, 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 #A85F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A85F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #A85F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a85f8b; }
.text { color: #a85f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a85f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 95 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a85f8b, #a85f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A85F8B?: #A85F8B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A85F8B?: The RGB value is 168, 95, 139: 168 red, 95 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A85F8B?: The complementary color is #5FA87C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A85F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.