Palettes / Colors / #A98EA2

#A98EA2 — Dusty Pink

#A98EA2 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 #A98EA2 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.

#A98EA2 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 #8EA995; it also sits naturally between #A38EA9 and #A98E94. 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 56% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 4% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A98EA2

.text { color: #A98EA2; }
.background { background-color: #A98EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A98EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 142, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 14%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A98EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 142, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A98EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 142, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A98EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A98EA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A98EA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EA995:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A98EA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A98EA2

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 #A98EA2 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 #A98EA2 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 #A98EA2?

#A98EA2 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 169, 142, 162). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A98EA2?

#A98EA2 is RGB 169, 142, 162 — HSL 316°, 14%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 4%, 34%.

What colors go with #A98EA2?

Its complement is #8EA995; analogous partners are #A38EA9 and #A98E94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A98EA2 for text?

Black text on #A98EA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.