Palettes / Colors / #59445A

#59445A — Dusty Pink

#59445A is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #59445A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#59445A is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #455A44; it also sits naturally between #4E445A and #5A4450. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 27% · Blue 35%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 65%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #59445A

.text { color: #59445A; }
.background { background-color: #59445A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #59445A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 68, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 14%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #59445A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 68, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #59445A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 68, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#59445A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#59445A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #455A44:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #59445A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #59445A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #59445A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #59445A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #594459  ·  #59445B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #59445A?

#59445A is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 89, 68, 90). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #59445A?

#59445A is RGB 89, 68, 90 — HSL 297°, 14%, 31% — CMYK 1%, 24%, 0%, 65%.

What colors go with #59445A?

Its complement is #455A44; analogous partners are #4E445A and #5A4450. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #59445A for text?

White text on #59445A has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.40:1.