Palettes / Colors / #AB697B

#AB697B — Dusty Pink

#AB697B 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 #AB697B 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.

#AB697B 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 #69AB99; it also sits naturally between #AB699B and #AB7869. 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 41% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 28% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AB697B

.text { color: #AB697B; }
.background { background-color: #AB697B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AB697B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 105, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 28%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AB697B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 105, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AB697B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 105, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AB697B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AB697B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69AB99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AB697B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AB697B

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 #AB697B 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 #AB697B 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

← #AB697A  ·  #AB697C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AB697B?

#AB697B is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 171, 105, 123). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AB697B?

#AB697B is RGB 171, 105, 123 — HSL 344°, 28%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 28%, 33%.

What colors go with #AB697B?

Its complement is #69AB99; analogous partners are #AB699B and #AB7869. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AB697B for text?

Black text on #AB697B has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.