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#85605C

Mocha · medium warm red

About #85605C

With the hex code #85605C, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 38% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mocha — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5C8185, a slate gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.49:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.49:1).

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Red133
Green96
Blue92

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 11.5
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 12.1
Mocha Mousse
#A47864 · ΔE 13.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #85605C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #85605C.
5.49:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #85605C.
3.82:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #85605C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#85605C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#67655C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#706C5C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8D5C5F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #85605C?

With the hex code #85605C, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 38% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #85605C?

Use white text. White on #85605C has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #85605C?

Its complementary colour is #5C8185, and analogous partners are #855C6D and #85755C.