Palettes / Colors / #A98EA4

#A98EA4 — Dusty Pink

#A98EA4 is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

#A98EA4 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 #8EA993; it also sits naturally between #A18EA9 and #A98E96. 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 3% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A98EA4

.text { color: #A98EA4; }
.background { background-color: #A98EA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A98EA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 142, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 14%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A98EA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 142, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A98EA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 142, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A98EA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A98EA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EA993:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A98EA4: #000000.

How #A98EA4 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 #A98EA4 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 #A98EA4?

#A98EA4 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 169, 142, 164). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A98EA4?

#A98EA4 is RGB 169, 142, 164 — HSL 311°, 14%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 3%, 34%.

What colors go with #A98EA4?

Its complement is #8EA993; analogous partners are #A18EA9 and #A98E96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A98EA4 for text?

Black text on #A98EA4 has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.96:1.