Palettes / Colors / #987C8A

#987C8A — Dusty Pink

#987C8A is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the pink family.

#987C8A 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 #7C988A; it also sits naturally between #987C98 and #987C7C. 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 60% · Green 49% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 9% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #987C8A

.text { color: #987C8A; }
.background { background-color: #987C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #987C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 124, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 12%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #987C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 124, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #987C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 124, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#987C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#987C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C988A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #987C8A: #000000.

How #987C8A 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 #987C8A 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

← #987C89  ·  #987C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #987C8A?

#987C8A is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 152, 124, 138). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #987C8A?

#987C8A is RGB 152, 124, 138 — HSL 330°, 12%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 9%, 40%.

What colors go with #987C8A?

Its complement is #7C988A; analogous partners are #987C98 and #987C7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #987C8A for text?

Black text on #987C8A has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.76:1.