Palettes / Colors / #99668D

#99668D — Dusty Pink

#99668D 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 #99668D 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.

#99668D 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 #669972; it also sits naturally between #8B6699 and #996674. 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 40% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 8% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99668D

.text { color: #99668D; }
.background { background-color: #99668D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99668D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 102, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 20%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99668D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 102, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99668D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 102, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#99668D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99668D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #669972:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99668D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99668D

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 #99668D 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 #99668D 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

← #99668C  ·  #99668E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #99668D?

#99668D is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 153, 102, 141). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99668D?

#99668D is RGB 153, 102, 141 — HSL 314°, 20%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 8%, 40%.

What colors go with #99668D?

Its complement is #669972; analogous partners are #8B6699 and #996674. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99668D for text?

Black text on #99668D has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.53:1.