Palettes / Colors / #85538D

#85538D — Dusty Pink

#85538D is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #85538D 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.

#85538D 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 #5B8D53; it also sits naturally between #68538D and #8D5378. 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 33% · Blue 55%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85538D

.text { color: #85538D; }
.background { background-color: #85538D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85538D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 83, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 26%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85538D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 83, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85538D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 83, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85538D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85538D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B8D53:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85538D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85538D

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 #85538D 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 #85538D 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

← #85538C  ·  #85538E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85538D?

#85538D is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 133, 83, 141). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85538D?

#85538D is RGB 133, 83, 141 — HSL 292°, 26%, 44% — CMYK 6%, 41%, 0%, 45%.

What colors go with #85538D?

Its complement is #5B8D53; analogous partners are #68538D and #8D5378. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85538D for text?

White text on #85538D has a contrast ratio of 5.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.62:1.