Palettes / Colors / #76487F

#76487F — Dusty Pink

#76487F 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 #76487F 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.

#76487F 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 #517F48; it also sits naturally between #5A487F and #7F486D. 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 46% · Green 28% · Blue 50%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 50%

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

Previews

CSS code for #76487F

.text { color: #76487F; }
.background { background-color: #76487F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #76487F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 72, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 28%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #76487F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 72, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #76487F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 72, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#76487F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#76487F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #517F48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #76487F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #76487F

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 #76487F 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 #76487F 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #76487F?

#76487F is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 118, 72, 127). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #76487F?

#76487F is RGB 118, 72, 127 — HSL 290°, 28%, 39% — CMYK 7%, 43%, 0%, 50%.

What colors go with #76487F?

Its complement is #517F48; analogous partners are #5A487F and #7F486D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #76487F for text?

White text on #76487F has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.00:1.