Palettes / Colors / #A67BA8

#A67BA8 — Dusty Pink

#A67BA8 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 #A67BA8 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.

#A67BA8 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 #7DA87A; it also sits naturally between #8F7AA8 and #A87A94. 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 48% · Blue 66%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67BA8

.text { color: #A67BA8; }
.background { background-color: #A67BA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67BA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 21%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67BA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67BA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67BA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67BA8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DA87A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67BA8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67BA8

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 #A67BA8 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 #A67BA8 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 #A67BA8?

#A67BA8 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 166, 123, 168). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67BA8?

#A67BA8 is RGB 166, 123, 168 — HSL 297°, 21%, 57% — CMYK 1%, 27%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #A67BA8?

Its complement is #7DA87A; analogous partners are #8F7AA8 and #A87A94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67BA8 for text?

Black text on #A67BA8 has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.