Palettes / Colors / #A080A3

#A080A3 — Dusty Pink

#A080A3 is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #A080A3 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.

#A080A3 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 #83A380; it also sits naturally between #8E80A3 and #A38094. 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 63% · Green 50% · Blue 64%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A080A3

.text { color: #A080A3; }
.background { background-color: #A080A3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A080A3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 16%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A080A3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A080A3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A080A3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A080A3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83A380:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A080A3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A080A3

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 #A080A3 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 #A080A3 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

← #A080A2  ·  #A080A4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A080A3?

#A080A3 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 160, 128, 163). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A080A3?

#A080A3 is RGB 160, 128, 163 — HSL 295°, 16%, 57% — CMYK 2%, 21%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #A080A3?

Its complement is #83A380; analogous partners are #8E80A3 and #A38094. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A080A3 for text?

Black text on #A080A3 has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.44:1.