Palettes / Colors / #A35C8A

#A35C8A — Dusty Pink

#A35C8A 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 #A35C8A 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.

#A35C8A 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 #5CA375; it also sits naturally between #985CA3 and #A35C67. 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 64% · Green 36% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 15% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A35C8A

.text { color: #A35C8A; }
.background { background-color: #A35C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A35C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 92, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 28%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A35C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 92, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A35C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 92, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A35C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A35C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5CA375:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A35C8A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A35C8A

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 #A35C8A 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 #A35C8A 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

← #A35C89  ·  #A35C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A35C8A?

#A35C8A is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 163, 92, 138). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A35C8A?

#A35C8A is RGB 163, 92, 138 — HSL 321°, 28%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 15%, 36%.

What colors go with #A35C8A?

Its complement is #5CA375; analogous partners are #985CA3 and #A35C67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A35C8A for text?

White text on #A35C8A has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.46:1.