Palettes / Colors / #8A528E

#8A528E — Dusty Pink

#8A528E 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 #8A528E 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.

#8A528E 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 #568E52; it also sits naturally between #6C528E and #8E5274. 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 54% · Green 32% · Blue 56%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A528E

.text { color: #8A528E; }
.background { background-color: #8A528E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A528E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 82, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 27%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A528E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 82, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A528E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 82, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A528E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A528E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #568E52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A528E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A528E

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 #8A528E 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 #8A528E 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 #8A528E?

#8A528E is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 138, 82, 142). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A528E?

#8A528E is RGB 138, 82, 142 — HSL 296°, 27%, 44% — CMYK 3%, 42%, 0%, 44%.

What colors go with #8A528E?

Its complement is #568E52; analogous partners are #6C528E and #8E5274. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A528E for text?

White text on #8A528E has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.68:1.