Palettes / Colors / #B28AAA

#B28AAA — Dusty Pink

#B28AAA 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 #B28AAA 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.

#B28AAA 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 #8AB292; it also sits naturally between #A68AB2 and #B28A96. 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 70% · Green 54% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 4% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B28AAA

.text { color: #B28AAA; }
.background { background-color: #B28AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B28AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 138, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 21%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B28AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 138, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B28AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 138, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B28AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B28AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AB292:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B28AAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B28AAA

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 #B28AAA 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 #B28AAA 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

← #B28AA9  ·  #B28AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B28AAA?

#B28AAA is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 178, 138, 170). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B28AAA?

#B28AAA is RGB 178, 138, 170 — HSL 312°, 21%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 4%, 30%.

What colors go with #B28AAA?

Its complement is #8AB292; analogous partners are #A68AB2 and #B28A96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B28AAA for text?

Black text on #B28AAA has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.