Palettes / Colors / #AA87AB

#AA87AB — Dusty Pink

#AA87AB is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

#AA87AB 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 #88AB87; it also sits naturally between #9887AB and #AB879A. 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 53% · Blue 67%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA87AB

.text { color: #AA87AB; }
.background { background-color: #AA87AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA87AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 135, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 18%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA87AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 135, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA87AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 135, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA87AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA87AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA87AB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88AB87:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA87AB: #000000.

How #AA87AB 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 #AA87AB 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 #AA87AB?

#AA87AB is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 135, 171). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA87AB?

#AA87AB is RGB 170, 135, 171 — HSL 298°, 18%, 60% — CMYK 1%, 21%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA87AB?

Its complement is #88AB87; analogous partners are #9887AB and #AB879A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA87AB for text?

Black text on #AA87AB has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.11:1.