Palettes / Colors / #855770

#855770 — Dusty Pink

#855770 is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the pink family.

#855770 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 #57856B; it also sits naturally between #825785 and #855759. 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 34% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 16% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #855770

.text { color: #855770; }
.background { background-color: #855770; }
.border { border: 3px solid #855770; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 87, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 21%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #855770; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 87, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #855770; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 87, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#855770">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#855770">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #57856B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #855770: #FFFFFF.

How #855770 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 #855770 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

← #85576F  ·  #855771 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #855770?

#855770 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 133, 87, 112). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #855770?

#855770 is RGB 133, 87, 112 — HSL 327°, 21%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 16%, 48%.

What colors go with #855770?

Its complement is #57856B; analogous partners are #825785 and #855759. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #855770 for text?

White text on #855770 has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.59:1.