Palettes / Colors / #B3758A

#B3758A — Dusty Pink

#B3758A 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 #B3758A 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.

#B3758A 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 #75B39E; it also sits naturally between #B375A9 and #B37F75. 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 46% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 23% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B3758A

.text { color: #B3758A; }
.background { background-color: #B3758A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3758A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 117, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 29%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3758A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 117, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3758A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 117, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3758A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3758A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75B39E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3758A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B3758A

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 #B3758A 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 #B3758A 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

← #B37589  ·  #B3758B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3758A?

#B3758A is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 179, 117, 138). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3758A?

#B3758A is RGB 179, 117, 138 — HSL 340°, 29%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 23%, 30%.

What colors go with #B3758A?

Its complement is #75B39E; analogous partners are #B375A9 and #B37F75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3758A for text?

Black text on #B3758A has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.