Information about #A85856 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A85856 is a softly balanced earthy red that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Redwood (#A45A52). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Middle Red Purple (#A55353) and Warm Rose Gold (#AD525D).
The recipe behind #A85856 is rgb(168, 88, 86), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A85856: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A85856 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A85856 color variations
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#A85856 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A85856 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A85856 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A85856 color hues
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#A85856 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A85856 color
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Nearest named colors to #A85856
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A45A52
#A55353
#AD525D
#AB4E52
#A8554A
#AA554A
#A7615F
#A64D4E
#AB4B52
#A84A55
#A65648
#A95249
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A85856
- RGB168, 88, 86
- CMYK0, 31, 32, 34
- CSSrgb(168, 88, 86)
- HSL1°, 32%, 50%
- HSL Precise1.463°, 32.283%, 49.804%
- HSV1°, 49%, 66%
- HSB1°, 49%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
- GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.345, 0.337)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.345, 0.337, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.345, 0.337)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA85856
- DECIMAL ID11032662
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



