Information about #B85E6F color

#B85E6F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B85E6F falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 94, 111) — 72.2% red, 36.9% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 29 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B85E6F reads as a softly balanced red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rustic Cherry (#B9576C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kir Royale Rose (#B45877) and Dusky Rose (#BA6873).

In RGB terms — rgb(184, 94, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B85E6F: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B85E6F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B85E6F color variations

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

#B85E6F 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 #B85E6F

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

Dusky Rose color link
Dusky Rose

#BA6873

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Tulip Pink color link
Tulip Pink

#C25A7C

Minnelli color link
Minnelli

#B16B79

Foxtrot color link
Foxtrot

#B6706F

Rose Gold color link
Rose Gold

#B76E79

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B85E6F
  • RGB184, 94, 111
  • CMYK0, 35, 29, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 94, 111)
  • HSL349°, 39%, 55%
  • HSL Precise348.667°, 38.793%, 54.51%
  • HSV349°, 49%, 72%
  • HSB349°, 49%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.369, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.369, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.369, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB85E6F
  • DECIMAL ID12082799
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01