Palettes / Colors / #AA92AA

#AA92AA — Dusty Pink

#AA92AA is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AA92AA 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.

#AA92AA 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 #92AA92; it also sits naturally between #9E92AA and #AA929E. 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 57% · Blue 67%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA92AA

.text { color: #AA92AA; }
.background { background-color: #AA92AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA92AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 146, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 12%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA92AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 146, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA92AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 146, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA92AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA92AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92AA92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA92AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA92AA

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 #AA92AA 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 #AA92AA 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

← #AA92A9  ·  #AA92AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA92AA?

#AA92AA is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 170, 146, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA92AA?

#AA92AA is RGB 170, 146, 170 — HSL 300°, 12%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA92AA?

Its complement is #92AA92; analogous partners are #9E92AA and #AA929E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA92AA for text?

Black text on #AA92AA has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.