#cd85a6

Color #cd85a6

A moderately saturated light pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 15.03 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cd85a6

RGB

rgb(205, 133, 166)

HSL

hsl(332.5, 41.9%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(332.5, 35.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.1%, 19%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(63.76, 32.29, -5.97)

LCH

lch(63.76, 32.84, 349.53)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0974, 350.91)

HWB

hwb(332.5, 52.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85cdac

Analogous

#cd85ca

#cd85a6

#cd8885

Triadic

#cd85a6

#a6cd85

#85a6cd

Split-complementary

#cd85a6

#85cd88

#85cacd

Tetradic

#cd85a6

#cdac85

#85cdac

#85a6cd

Square

#cd85a6

#cacd85

#85cdac

#8885cd

Shades

Color #cd85a6 mixed toward black.

#bd5d89

#a0416d

#783152

#502136

#28101b

Tints

Color #cd85a6 mixed toward white.

#d599b5

#deaec4

#e6c2d3

#eed6e1

#f7ebf0

Tones

Color #cd85a6 mixed toward gray.

#c78ba7

#c191a7

#bb97a8

#b59da8

#afa3a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b29f · ΔE 32.9

Deuteranopia

#b6bb9d · ΔE 38.2

Tritanopia

#ca9997 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd85a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd85a6]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#cd85a6 (#cd85a6) is rgb(205, 133, 166) in RGB.

No, #cd85a6 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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