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#A67AAD — Dusty Pink

#A67AAD 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 #A67AAD 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.

#A67AAD 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 #81AE7A; it also sits naturally between #8D7AAE and #AE7A9B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67AAD · RGB 166, 122, 173

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Color values

HEX#A67AAD
RGB166, 122, 173
HSL292°, 24%, 58%
HSV292°, 29%, 68%
CMYK4%, 29%, 0%, 32%
XYZ30.23, 25.04, 42.78
Yxy25.04, 0.3083, 0.2554
CIE-Lab57.12, 26.13, -20.41
Hunter Lab50.04, 23.28, -19.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 68%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67AAD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67AAD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67AAD

.text { color: #A67AAD; }
.background { background-color: #A67AAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67AAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 122, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 24%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67AAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 122, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67AAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 122, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67AAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67AAD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67AAD

#9C6AA4#8D5B95#7E5185#6C4672#5D3C62#4E3252#3C273F#2D1D2F#1B111C#0C080D

Tints of #A67AAD

#AF87B5#B893BD#BE9DC3#C6AACB#CFB6D2#D7C3DA#DFD0E2#E6D9E8#EEE6EF#F7F2F7

Tones of #A67AAD

#A47DAA#A182A6#9F85A3#9C899F#998C9B#969197

Color harmonies

Complementary — #81AE7A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.49:1 AA large only
Against black text6.01:1 AA

Best text color on #A67AAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67AAD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A67AAD: ·

How #A67AAD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9393A1Deuteranopia · #96999ETritanopia · #A49795

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind zinc 500 · #71717ATailwind slate 500 · #64748B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67AAD rather than the exact color:

Rustic Mirage
#96C481 · #689C90 · #5C648E · #A87BAB
Cosmic Ruby Petal
#4CA289 · #98AFC4 · #5F4C96 · #AD79AC
Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51
Crystal Ruby Mosaic
#A482A9 · #A96988 · #BD8579 · #BDB06F
Serene Ruby Mosaic
#79B2A2 · #384480 · #A274A5 · #A7807F
Scarlet Ruby Cascade
#54B499 · #7B83A6 · #A079A4 · #CE9293

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A87BAB#AD79AC#AC7FAF#A482A9#A274A5#A079A4#9E7EB5#A376A2#A772B6#A56EAF#A275A2#A37EBA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67AAC  ·  #A67AAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67AAD?

#A67AAD is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 166, 122, 173). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67AAD?

#A67AAD is RGB 166, 122, 173 — HSL 292°, 24%, 58% — CMYK 4%, 29%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #A67AAD?

Its complement is #81AE7A; analogous partners are #8D7AAE and #AE7A9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67AAD for text?

Black text on #A67AAD has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.