Palettes / Colors / #915569

#915569 — Dusty Pink

#915569 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 #915569 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.

#915569 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 #55917D; it also sits naturally between #915587 and #915F55. 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 57% · Green 33% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 28% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #915569

.text { color: #915569; }
.background { background-color: #915569; }
.border { border: 3px solid #915569; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 85, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 26%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #915569; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 85, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #915569; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 85, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#915569">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#915569">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #55917D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #915569: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #915569

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 #915569 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 #915569 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

← #915568  ·  #91556A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #915569?

#915569 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 145, 85, 105). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #915569?

#915569 is RGB 145, 85, 105 — HSL 340°, 26%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 28%, 43%.

What colors go with #915569?

Its complement is #55917D; analogous partners are #915587 and #915F55. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #915569 for text?

White text on #915569 has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.71:1.