Palettes / Colors / #84487F

#84487F — Dusty Pink

#84487F 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 #84487F 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.

#84487F is a warm-leaning 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 #48844D; it also sits naturally between #6B4884 and #844861. 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 52% · Green 28% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 4% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #84487F

.text { color: #84487F; }
.background { background-color: #84487F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #84487F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 72, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 29%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #84487F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 72, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #84487F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 72, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#84487F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#84487F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #48844D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #84487F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #84487F

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 #84487F 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 #84487F 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

← #84487E  ·  #844880 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #84487F?

#84487F is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 132, 72, 127). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #84487F?

#84487F is RGB 132, 72, 127 — HSL 305°, 29%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 4%, 48%.

What colors go with #84487F?

Its complement is #48844D; analogous partners are #6B4884 and #844861. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #84487F for text?

White text on #84487F has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.21:1.