Palettes / Colors / #A892AA

#A892AA — Dusty Pink

#A892AA is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

#A892AA 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 #94AA92; it also sits naturally between #9C92AA and #AA92A0. 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 66% · Green 57% · Blue 67%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A892AA

.text { color: #A892AA; }
.background { background-color: #A892AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A892AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 146, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 12%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A892AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 146, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A892AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 146, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A892AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A892AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94AA92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A892AA: #000000.

How #A892AA 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 #A892AA 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 #A892AA?

#A892AA is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 168, 146, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A892AA?

#A892AA is RGB 168, 146, 170 — HSL 295°, 12%, 62% — CMYK 1%, 14%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #A892AA?

Its complement is #94AA92; analogous partners are #9C92AA and #AA92A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A892AA for text?

Black text on #A892AA has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.