Palettes / Colors / #85586F

#85586F — Dusty Pink

#85586F is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the pink family.

#85586F 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 #58846D; it also sits naturally between #835884 and #845858. 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 35% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 17% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85586F

.text { color: #85586F; }
.background { background-color: #85586F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85586F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 88, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 20%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85586F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 88, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85586F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 88, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85586F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85586F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #58846D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85586F: #FFFFFF.

How #85586F 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 #85586F

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #85586F 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

← #85586E  ·  #855870 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85586F?

#85586F is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 133, 88, 111). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85586F?

#85586F is RGB 133, 88, 111 — HSL 329°, 20%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 17%, 48%.

What colors go with #85586F?

Its complement is #58846D; analogous partners are #835884 and #845858. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85586F for text?

White text on #85586F has a contrast ratio of 5.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.62:1.