Palettes / Colors / #A66EA1

#A66EA1 — Dusty Pink

#A66EA1 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 #A66EA1 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.

#A66EA1 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 #6EA672; it also sits naturally between #8E6EA6 and #A66E85. 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 65% · Green 43% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 3% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A66EA1

.text { color: #A66EA1; }
.background { background-color: #A66EA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A66EA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 110, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 24%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A66EA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 110, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A66EA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 110, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A66EA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A66EA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EA672:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A66EA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A66EA1

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 #A66EA1 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 #A66EA1 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A66EA1?

#A66EA1 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 166, 110, 161). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A66EA1?

#A66EA1 is RGB 166, 110, 161 — HSL 305°, 24%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 3%, 35%.

What colors go with #A66EA1?

Its complement is #6EA672; analogous partners are #8E6EA6 and #A66E85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A66EA1 for text?

Black text on #A66EA1 has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.91:1.