Palettes / Colors / #AA6EA2

#AA6EA2 — Dusty Pink

#AA6EA2 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 #AA6EA2 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.

#AA6EA2 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 #6EAA76; it also sits naturally between #946EAA and #AA6E84. 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 67% · Green 43% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 5% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA6EA2

.text { color: #AA6EA2; }
.background { background-color: #AA6EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA6EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 110, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 26%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA6EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 110, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA6EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 110, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA6EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA6EA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EAA76:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA6EA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA6EA2

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 #AA6EA2 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 #AA6EA2 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 #AA6EA2?

#AA6EA2 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 110, 162). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA6EA2?

#AA6EA2 is RGB 170, 110, 162 — HSL 308°, 26%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 5%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA6EA2?

Its complement is #6EAA76; analogous partners are #946EAA and #AA6E84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA6EA2 for text?

Black text on #AA6EA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.85:1.