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#A67BAC — Dusty Pink

#A67BAC 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 #A67BAC 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.

#A67BAC 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 #81AD7B; it also sits naturally between #8E7BAD and #AD7B9A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67BAC · RGB 166, 123, 172

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Color values

HEX#A67BAC
RGB166, 123, 172
HSL293°, 23%, 58%
HSV293°, 28%, 67%
CMYK3%, 28%, 0%, 33%
XYZ30.26, 25.25, 42.31
Yxy25.25, 0.3093, 0.2582
CIE-Lab57.32, 25.36, -19.53
Hunter Lab50.25, 22.57, -18.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 67%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67BAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67BAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67BAC

.text { color: #A67BAC; }
.background { background-color: #A67BAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67BAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 23%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67BAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67BAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67BAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67BAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67BAC

#9C6CA3#8D5C93#7E5284#6C4771#5D3D61#4E3352#3C273F#2D1D2F#1B121C#0C080D

Tints of #A67BAC

#AF88B4#B894BC#BE9EC2#C6AACA#CFB7D2#D7C3DA#DFD0E2#E6D9E7#EEE6EF#F7F2F7

Tones of #A67BAC

#A47EA9#A183A5#9F86A2#9C899F#9A8C9B#969197

Color harmonies

Complementary — #81AD7B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.47:1 AA large only
Against black text6.05:1 AA

Best text color on #A67BAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67BAC

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 #A67BAC: ·

How #A67BAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9393A0Deuteranopia · #96999DTritanopia · #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 #A67BAC 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
Scarlet Ruby Cascade
#54B499 · #7B83A6 · #A079A4 · #CE9293
Serene Ruby Mosaic
#79B2A2 · #384480 · #A274A5 · #A7807F

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67BAB  ·  #A67BAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67BAC?

#A67BAC is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 166, 123, 172). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67BAC?

#A67BAC is RGB 166, 123, 172 — HSL 293°, 23%, 58% — CMYK 3%, 28%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #A67BAC?

Its complement is #81AD7B; analogous partners are #8E7BAD and #AD7B9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67BAC for text?

Black text on #A67BAC has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.