Palettes / Colors / #653B67

#653B67 — Dusty Pink

#653B67 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 #653B67 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.

#653B67 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 #3E683C; it also sits naturally between #4F3C68 and #683C54. 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 40% · Green 23% · Blue 40%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 60%

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

Previews

CSS code for #653B67

.text { color: #653B67; }
.background { background-color: #653B67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #653B67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 59, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 27%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #653B67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 59, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #653B67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 59, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#653B67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#653B67">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E683C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #653B67: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #653B67

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 #653B67 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 #653B67 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

← #653B66  ·  #653B68 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #653B67?

#653B67 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 101, 59, 103). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #653B67?

#653B67 is RGB 101, 59, 103 — HSL 297°, 27%, 32% — CMYK 2%, 43%, 0%, 60%.

What colors go with #653B67?

Its complement is #3E683C; analogous partners are #4F3C68 and #683C54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #653B67 for text?

White text on #653B67 has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.37:1.