Information about #D85E6D color

#D85E6D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D85E6D falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(216, 94, 109) — 84.7% red, 36.9% green, 42.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 48 / 42 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored earthy red, #D85E6D has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Red Plum (#DB5A6B). Slightly further away sit Cabaret (#CD526C) and Light Carmine Pink (#E66771).

In RGB terms — rgb(216, 94, 109) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D85E6D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D85E6D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#D85E6D 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #D85E6D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Plum color link
Red Plum

#DB5A6B

Cabaret color link
Cabaret

#CD526C

Roman color link
Roman

#D8625B

Adore color link
Adore

#CB6B67

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Pinkish color link
Pinkish

#D46A7E

Froly color link
Froly

#E56D75

Soft Cherry color link
Soft Cherry

#E06281

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D85E6D
  • RGB216, 94, 109
  • CMYK0, 48, 42, 15
  • CSSrgb(216, 94, 109)
  • HSL353°, 61%, 61%
  • HSL Precise352.623°, 61%, 60.784%
  • HSV353°, 56%, 85%
  • HSB353°, 56%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.847, 0.369, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.847, 0.369, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.847, 0.369, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD85E6D
  • DECIMAL ID14179949
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01